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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Port of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION—GRAVESEND. From 1st January to 31st December, 1908.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 697 | 690 | 813 | 784 | 817 | 894 | 816 | 846 | 781 | 789 | 9,559 | ||
| Number medically inspected | 225 | 231 | 254 | 263 | 256 | 227 | 212 | 224 | 257 | 219 | 2,840 | ||
| Number of passengers | 362 | 781 | 943 | 935 | 1,027 | 1,008 | 834 | 1,003 | 461 | 577 | 581 | ||
| Number of crew | 3,537 | 5,063 | 5,315 | 5,989 | 5,334 | 5,603 | 4,426 | 5,169 | 5,466 | 6,592 | 4,329 | 6,124 | 62,947 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
| GRAVESEND. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | Mean annual number for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1908. | 1908. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 10,297 | 10,394 | 10,521 | 10,520 | 10,711 | 10,030 | 9,962 | 9,955 | 9,639 | 9,559 | |
| Number of vessels medically inspected | 1,276 | 1,256 | 2,522 | 2,559 | 2,813 | 2,853 | 2,700 | 2,840 | |||
| Total number medically inspected at Gravesend— | |||||||||||
| From August, 1892, to December, 1907 | 31,768 | ||||||||||
| „ 1st January to 31st December, 1908 | 2,930 | ||||||||||
| Total | 34,698 | ||||||||||
TABLE II.
MEDICAL INSPECTION—SHEERNESS. From 1st January to 31st December, 1908.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 19 | 17 | 34 | 39 | 29 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 319 | ||
| Number medically inspected | 25 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 279 | |||||
| Number of passengers | - | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 84 | |
| Number of crew | 185 | 204 | 111 | 315 | 396 | 419 | 298 | 332 | 276 | 333 | 210 | 3,295 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
| SHEERNESS. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | Mean annual number for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1908. | 1908. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of arrivals | 309 | 374 | 330 | 387 | 402 | 344 | 349 | 375 | 376 | 319 | |
| Number of vessels medically inspected | 263 | 243 | 212 | 244 | 342 | 308 | 292 | 320 | 325 | 279 | |
| Total number medically inspected at Sheerness— | |||||||||||
| From 1st September, 1894, to 31st December, 1907 | 3,960 | ||||||||||
| „ 1st January to 31st December, 1908 | 279 | ||||||||||
| Total | 4,239 | ||||||||||