Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year ended 31st December 1912 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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TABLE XXXII.
General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of
London, for the year ended 31st December, 1912.
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, 31 at December, 1912. | New Barges | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | No. In District Slat december, 1913. | |
13908 | 171 | 1616 | 1270 | 8 | 153 | 3170 | 29 | 233 | 1248 | 17 | 85 | 897 | 11 | 49 | 14044 | 233 | 447 | 3543 | 3 | 328 | 841 | 95 | 27 | 4292 | 64 | 509 | - | 18 | - | - | - | 18 |
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1911 | 980,678 | 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, 1912- | St. Katharine's | 1,101 | American | - | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 2,152 | Argentine | 5 | 11 | .05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austrian | 24 | 44 | .26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" | 15,177 | Regent's Canal | 682 | Belgian | 322 | 356 | 3.54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Coastwise" | 4,418 | Millwall | 2,678 | Brazilian | - | — | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Inland Navigation" | 19,325 | British† | 5,302 | 9,168 | 56.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West India | 1,748 | Danish | 253 | 466 | 2.78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 4,292 | Poplar | 89 | Dutch | 601 | 770 | 6.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | 21 | 71 | .23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43,212 | East India | 833 | French | 122 | 1.34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1,023,890 | German | 857 | 1,240 | 9.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. :— | Victoria | 3,085 | Greek | 6 | 27 | .05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Albert | 2,860 | Italian | 9 | 34 | .09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese | 56 | 96 | .61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1911 | 64,588 | Commercial | 2,734 | Roumanian | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1912 | 2,954 | Tilbury | 1,965 | Russian | 147 | 305 | 1.61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siamese | 1 | 3 | .01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | 2,887 | Spanish | 57 | 84 | .62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 67,542 | River—*Upper District | 6,155 | Swedish & | 1,311 | 2,295 | 14.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected :— In the Launohes— | *Middle | 5 871 | Mexican | 1 | 1 | .01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Lower „ | 4,080 | Portuguese | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Lady Truscott" | 3,255 | Uruguayan | — | - | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medway | Nil. | Chilian | 1 | — | .01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"David Burnett" | 3,619 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Clotho" | 3,454 | Total vessels | 38,920 | Total vessels † Coastwise and Inland navigation | 9,096 | 15,177 23,743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Denton" | 3,603 | Shore premises | 4,292 | Shore premises | 4,292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 43,212 | Total | 43,212 | 97.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 13,931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 24,989 | *Upper District extends from Limehouse to Teddington. *Middle „ „ „ Limehouse to Erith. *Lower „ „ „ Erith to outer limits of Port of London. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 38,920 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | Yearly average for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1912 |
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"Foreign" "Coastwise," "Inland | 15,989 | 15,685 | 14,279 | 13,013 | 17,971 | 15,258 | 14,887 | 13,710 | 14,015 | 15,177 | 14,998.4 |
Navigation," and other Inspections | 19,496 | 19,700 | 19,975 | 22,335 | 19,414 | 20,014 | 25,469 | 24,857 | 24,009 | 28,035 | 22,330.4 |
Total | 35,485 | 35,385 | 34,254 | 35,348 | 37,385 | 35,272 | 40,356 | 38,567 | 38,024 | 43,212 | 37,328.8 |