Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE III
General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspection of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ending 31st December, 1907.
FOREIGN. | Coastwise. | Inland Navigation. | Shore Premises. | Sick Seamen referred to Hospital. | Water Barges. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Lighters (uninhabited). | Canal Boats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | No. in District in good condition, 31st December, 1906. | New Barges | Condemned. | Old Barges Refitted. | No. in District 31st December, 1907. | |
11923 | 151 | 1570 | 2150 | 24 | 242 | 2976 | 55 | 267 | 949 | 24 | 165 | 967 | 6 | 46 | 13168 | 113 | 521 | 2130 | 8 | 166 | 1433 | 75 | 42 | 1689 | 75 | 317 | — | 20 | — | l | 21 | |
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1906 | 791,074 | Docks and River. | No. | Nationality. | Arrived from Foreign Ports. | No. of inspections. | Arrivals, Percent. of Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1907 | St. Katharine's | 829 | American | 6 | 11 | .06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 1,713 | Argentine | — | 1† | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" | 14,073 | Regent's Canal | 709 | Austrian | 20 | 21 | .20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Coastwise" | 3,925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Inland Navigation" | 17,698 | Millwall | 2,225 | Belgian | 367 | 367 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
West India | 2,021 | British | 5,742 | 12,708† | 59.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises. on shore | 1,689 | 37,385 | Poplar | 312 | Danish | 236 | 363 | 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
East India | 451 | Dutch | 595 | 635 | 6.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
828,459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victoria | 1,868 | Finnish | 26 | 29 | .26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:— | Royal Albert | 2,102 | French | 172 | 267 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1906 | 49,363 | Commercial | 1,928 | German | 869 | 1,194 | 9.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1907 | 3,019 | Tilbury | 2,487 | Greek | 3 | 7 | .03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | 3,258 | Italian | 19 | 27 | .19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 52,382 | River—* Upper District | 5,842 | Japanese | 57 | 71 | .59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected:— | *Middle „ | 5,169 | Russian | 206 | 375 | 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Launches— "David Burnett" | 4,219 | *Lower „ | 4,755 | Spanish | 80 | 108 | .82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medway | — | Swedish & | 1,241 | 1,787 | 12.87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Clotho" | 5,180 | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Denton" | 5,420 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total vessels | 35,669 | Total vessels | 9,639 | 17,971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 14,819 | Shore premises | 1,716 | † Coastwise and Inland navigation | 17,698 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shore premises | 1,716 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 20,850 | Total | 37,385 | Total | 37,385 | 99.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 35,669 | * Upper District extends from Limehouse to Teddington. * Middle „ „ „ Limehouse to Erith. * Lower ,, „ „ Erith to outer limits of Port of London. |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | Yearly average for .the 10 years ending 31st December, 1907. | 1907. |
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"Foreign" | 14,299 | 14,564 | 14,966 | 16,844 | 16,336 | 15,989 | 15,685 | 14,279 | 13,013 | 15,394.6 | 17,971 |
"Coastwise," "Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 17,359 | 19,052 | 15,839 | 15,231 | 17,270 | 19,496 | 19,700 | 19,975 | 22,335 | 18,567.1 | 19,414 |
Total | 31,658 | 33,616 | 30,805 | 32,075 | 33,606 | 35,485 | 35,385 | 34,254 | 35,348 | 33,961.7 | 37,385 |