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SANITARY INSPECTION.
In Table III. will be found particulars of the results of the work of
sanitary inspection as carried out on vessels lying in the River and Docks.
The total number of inspections for the twelve months was 35,272, of
which 15,258 were on vessels arriving from foreign ports, and 20,014 on
coastwise vessels and those engaged in inland navigation, together with other
inspections including 1,625 inspections of various premises in the Docks.
In 3,204 cases the crew's quarters of vessels were found to be in such a
dirty condition as to require immediate cleansing; this was carried out under
the supervision of your officers.
Of the nationalities of the vessels inspected, 5,570 were British. Swedish
and Norwegian were next in order of number with 1,330, or 13 per cent. of
the total; the Germans being next with 876, or 9 per cent.; the Dutch
following with 6 per cent.; Belgian, Danish, French, with others, coming
next in order of importance.
A Statement is given showing the number of inspections in each year for
the past ten years. This shows the number of inspections during 1908 to
have closely approximated the average over the period mentioned.