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PORT OF LONDON SANITARY OFFICES,
51, KING WILLIAM STREET,
GREENWICH, S.E.
TO THE WORSHIPFUL THE PORT OF LONDON
SANITARY COMMITTEE.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present herewith my Annual Report for the year
1912, being the eleventh of the series.
The work of your officers is classified in this Report in the order into which it
naturally falls, namely (a) Medical Inspection and Infectious Disease, (b) Food
Inspection, and (c) Sanitary Inspection of shipping and shore premises.
The total number of vessels, 9,107, arriving in London from foreign ports during
the year was some 400 less than during the preceding twelve months. This diminution
is probably explained by the " strike," which existed in the Port of London for two
months. The number of foreign arrivals during June alone was about 300 less than
in the same month in 1911. Of the total arrivals, 2,366 were medically inspected. A
comparison of the numbers of vessels arriving in each year for the previous ten years
and a detailed monthly statement for the year will be found in Tables I. and II.
Alien Immigration is dealt with in Tables XXIII. and XXIV.
Infectious Disease during the year, is set out in Tables III. to XXI., followed by
details of such cases as are of general interest.
The work of Food Inspection continues to increase under the Unsound Food and
Foreign Meat Regulations, and a general survey of this work will be found in the
Report.
The work of sanitary inspection is summarised in Tables XXXII. to XXXV.
This service continues to be maintained at a satisfactory standard of efficiency.
The inspection of Canal Boats is dealt with in the special Annual Report on this
subject, which is appended. Out of a total of 841 boats visited, 197 were found with
409 children living on board, a proportion of 2.07 children per boat, which is fairly
constant.
There has been no important change in the personnel of the Staff. A few
general remarks will be found on page 81.