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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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, 1907. | New Barges | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | No. in District 31s December,1908. | |
13225 | 111 | 1629 | 2033 | 22 | 256 | 2711 | 38 | 240 | 1005 | 25 | 169 | 638 | 25 | 11353 | 73 | 545 | 1514 | 5 | 135 | 1168 | 81 | 32 | 1625 | 31 | 173 | - | 21 | - | - | 20 | ||
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1907 | 828,459 | Docks and River. | No. | Nationality. | Arrived from Foreign Ports. | No. of inspections. | Arrivals. Per cent. of Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1908 — | St. Katharine's | 834 | American | 11 | 17 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 1,699 | Argentine | — | 5† | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" | 15,258 | Regent's Canal | 696 | Austrian | 24 | •25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Coastwise" | 3,716 | Millwall | Belgian | 349 | 337 | 3.65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Inland Navigation " | 14,673 | West India | 1,925 | British | 5,570 | 9,7S9† | 58.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 1,625 | Poplar | 103 | Danish | 297 | 436 | 3.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
35,272 | East India | 495 | Dutch | 588 | 611 | 6.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 863,731 | Victoria | 1,842 | Finnish | 28 | 67 | .29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:— | Royal Albert | French | 152 | 261 | 1.59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1907 | 52,382 | Commercial | 2,031 | German | 876 | 1,183 | 9.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1908 | Tilbury | 2,564 | Greek | .01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | 2,697 | Italian | 18 | .18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 55,586 | River—* Upper District | 5,765 | Japanese | 60 | 100 | •62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected: — | * Middle „ | 3,810 | Mexican | •01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Launches— | * Lower „ | 4,910 | Russian | 181 | 395 | 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" David Burnett " | 4,371 | Medway | 11 | Spanish | 73 | 98 | •76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Clotho" | 4,416 | Swedish & Norwegian f | 1,330 | 1,885 | 13.90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
'' Denton " | 4,813 | Total vessels | 33,647 | Total vessels | 9.559 | 15,258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 13,200 | Shore premises | 1,625 | t Coastwise and Inland navigation | 18,389 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shore premises | 1,625 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | Total | Total | 35,272 | 99.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 33,647 | *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— | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | Yearly average for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1908. |
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Foreign" | 14,564 | 14,966 | 16,844 | 16,336 | 15,989 | 15,685 | 14,279 | 13,013 | 17,971 | 15,258 | 15,490.5 |
"Coastwise," "Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 19,052 | 15,839 | 15,231 | 17,270 | 19,496 | 19,700 | 19,975 | 22,335 | 19,414 | 20,014 | 18,832.6 |
Total | 33,616 | 30,805 | 32,075 | 33,606 | 35,485 | 35,385 | 34,254 | 35,348 | 37,385 | 35,272 | 34,323.1 |