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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 XXVII.
Arrivals in the Port of London.
| Ships. | Passengers. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Immigrant. | Immigrant. | Total. | Non-Immigrant. | Immigrant. | Total. | |
| January | 155 | 14 | 169 | 2,464 | 859 | 3,323 |
| February | 157 | 10 | 167 | 2,533 | 624 | 3,157 |
| March | 168 | 18 | 186 | 2,737 | 1,245 | 3,982 |
| April | 163 | 32 | 195 | 2,302 | 2,368 | 4,670 |
| May | 172 | 35 | 207 | 2,768 | 2,454 | 5,222 |
| June | 171 | 53 | 224 | 2,418 | 3,589 | 6,007 |
| July | 197 | 70 | 267 | 2,301 | 5,183 | 7,484 |
| August | 213 | 68 | 281 | 2,274 | 5,126 | 7,400 |
| September | 189 | 58 | 247 | 2,397 | 4,321 | 6,718 |
| October | 209 | 23 | 232 | 2,931 | 1,473 | 4,404 |
| November | 174 | 17 | 191 | 2,471 | 850 | 3,321 |
| December | 165 | 17 | 182 | 2,274 | 819 | 3,093 |
| Total | 2,133 | 415 | 2,548 | 29,870 | 28,911 | 58,781 |
| Other Ports | 7,903 | 3,014 | 8,099 | 109,855 | 230,652 | 340,507 |
| Total | 10,036 | 3,429 | 10,647 | 139,725 | 259,563 | 399,288 |
| London. | ||||||
| Percentage of Total | 21.25 | 12.10 | 23.93 | 21.39 | 11.13 | 14.72 |
| Do. 1907 | 21.60 | 11.39 | — | 22.03 | 9.53 | — |
TABLE XXVIII. Medically Rejected.
| Date. | No. | Sex, | Age. | Disease. | Result of Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908. | |||||
| February 2 | 1 | M | 50 | Trachoma | Rejected. |
| March 22 | 1 | M | 20 | Gonorrhæa | „ |
| 22 | 1 | M | 18 | „ | „ |
| 22 | 1 | M | ? aged | Trachoma | Admitted. |
| 25 | 1 | M | 63 | Trachoma and Double Inguinal Hernia | „ |
| April 5 | 1 | F | 17 | Trachoma | Rejected. |
| 5 | 1 | F | 4 | „ | „ |
| 5 | 1 | M | 8 | „ | „ |
| 5 | 1 | F | 45 | „ | „ |
| 5 | 1 | M | 53 | „ | „ |
| 5 | 1 | F | 54 | „ | „ |
| 5 | 1 | M | 14 | „ | „ |
| July 18 | 1 | M | ? | Ringworm and Seborrhea | „ |
| 19 | 1 | M | 20 | Double Inguinal Hernia | Admitted. |
| 26 | 1 | M | 23 | Gonorrhoea | Did not appeal. |
| August 22 | 1 | M | 22 | Trachoma | Rejected. |
| 22 | 1 | M | 20 | „ | ,, |
| September 8 | 1 | F | 56 | „ | „ |
| 8 | 1 | F | 65 | Decrepit, Dilated Heart, (Edema | Admitted. |
| 10 | 1 | M | 21 | Gonorrhoea | Did not appeal. |
| 11 | 1 | F | 75 | Trachoma | Rejected. |
| Total - | 21 |
Rejected on appeal 15
Admitted 4
Did not appeal 2