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 XXXVII.— General Summary, and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1923.
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, 1923. | New Barges. | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | No. in District 31st December, 1923. | |
12,730 | 148 | 1,565 | 310 | 2 | 28 | 1,564 | 29 | 170 | 490 | 6 | 29 | 497 | 5 | 27 | 4,281 | 67 | 192 | 1,253 | 5 | 165 | 211 | 36 | 15 | 3,636 | 50 | 470 | 103 | 19 | — | — | — | 19 |
Inspections. | Docks and River. | No. | Nationalities. | No. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1922 | 1,332,236 | St. Katherine's | 563 | American | 239 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 1,143 | Argentine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December. 1923 :— | BRITISH | 16,834 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regent's Canal | 682 | Belgian | 282 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Millwall | 1,203 | Brazilian | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | 13,040 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | 660 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West India | 772 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise | 2,054 | Danish | 310 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation | 6,242 | Poplar | 290 | Danzig | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 3,636 | East India | 1,602 | Esthonian | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 1,357,208 | Victoria | 2,059 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | 155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. :— | Royal Albert | 1,489 | German | 992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King George V. | 1,262 | Greek | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1922 | 86,894 | Commercial | 1,614 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tilbury | 1,218 | Japanese | 173 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1923 | 2,191 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lettish | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | — | Norway & Sweden | 1,446 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
River—*Upper District | 3,395 | Poland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 89,085 | „ * Middle „ | 631 | Portuguese | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russian | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected:— In the Launches— | „ *Lower ,, | 3,413 | Roumanian | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
„ Medway | — | Spanish | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latavian | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Lady Truscott" | 3,413 | Total Vessels | 21,336 | 21,336 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"James Howell" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"George Briggs" | 4,026 | Shore Premises | 3,636 | Shore Premises | 3,636 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 7,439 | Total | 24,972 | Total | 24,972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 17,533 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 24,972 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. *Middle „ ,, „ ,, Erith. * Lower ,, ,, ,, Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. |
Yearly
Average for
1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. the 10 years
ending 31st
Dec., 1923.
Total number of Inspections
of vessels
from—
"Foreign" 13,539 12,472 10,244 8,365 8,362 11,030 11,778 11,076 12,601 13,040 11,250'7
"Coastwise," "In- 1
land Navigation," !
and other In-
spections, 24,475 22,237 19,634 20,881 20,390 18,388 15,741 14,916 13,291 11,932 18,188 5
Total 38,014 34,709 29.878 29,246 28,752 29,418 27,519 25,992 25,892 24,972 29,439.2