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 XXX.—General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1921.
Foreign. | Coastwise. | Inland Navigation. | Shore Premises. | Sick Seamen referred to Hospital. | Water Bahges. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 192). | New Barges | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | | No. in District 31st December, 1021. | |||
10708 | 43 | 1014 | 368 | 1 | 24 | 1459 | 10 | 86 | 647 | 3 | 17 | 788 | 8 | 29 | 5191 | 50 | 356 | 2501 | 2 | 153 | 99 | 11 | 5 | 4231 | 25 | 413 | - | — | - | - | — | — | ||
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1920 | 1,280,352 | Docks and River. | No. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Katherine's | 966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1921 — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 1,718 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | 11,076 | Regent's Canal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise - | Millwal | 1,453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation | 8,579 | West India | 1,344 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 4,231 | 25,992 | Poplar | 190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1,306,344 | East India- | 1,367 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victoria | 2,239 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:— | Royal Albert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1920 | 83,312 | King George V. | 386 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1921 | 1,684 | Commercial | 1,482 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 84,996 | Tilbury | 1,155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected :— | River—* Upper District | 3,328 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Launohes— | *Middle „ | 591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Lady Truscott " | 3,119 | *Lower „ | 3,119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" David Burnett " | Total vessels | 21,761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" George Briggs" | 3,919 | Shore premises | 4,231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 25,992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 7,038 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 18,954 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 25,992 | *Middle „ „ „ Greenwich to Erith. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Lower „ „ „ Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | Yearly average for the 10 year ending 31st December, 1921. |
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"Foreign" | 15,177 | 14,425 | 13,539 | 12,472 | 10,244 | 8,365 | 8,362 | 11,030 | 11,778 | 11,076 | 11,646.8 |
" Coastwise," "Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 28,035 | 24,501 | 24,475 | 22,237 | 19,634 | 20,881 | 20,390 | 18,388 | 15,741 | 14,916 | 20,919.8 |
Total | 43,212 | 38,926 | 38,014 | 34,709 | 29,878 | 29,246 | 28,752 | 29,418 | 27,519 | 25,992 | 32,566.6 |