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 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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TABLE XXXV.— General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1920.
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, 1920. | Now Barges | Condemned. | | Use Discontinued. | No. in District 81st Deeember, 1920.| | ||
3 | 517 | 26 | 1 | — | - | - | - | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1919 - 1,252,833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Katherine's | 950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1920 — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 1,911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | 11,778 | 27,519 | Regent's Canal | 982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise | 1,954 | Millwall | 1,562 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation | 8,821 | West India | 1,610 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 4,966 | Poplar | 186 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,280,352 | East India | 1,553 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:— | Victoria | 2,382 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Albert | 1,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1919 | 81,561 | Commercial | 1,969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1920 | 1,751 | Tilbury | 1,010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 83,312 | Gravesend District | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected:— | River—*Upper District | 2,773 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Middle „ | 1,039 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Launohes— | *Lower „ | 3,013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Lady Truscott" | 3,013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total vessels | 22,553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" David Burnett" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" George Briggs " | 3,812 | Shore premises | 4,966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 6,825 | Total | 27,519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 20,694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 27,519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | Yearly average for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1920. |
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" Foreign " -" Coastwise," " Inland | 14,015 | 15,177 | 14,425 | 13,539 | 12,472 | 10,244 | 8,365 | 8,362 | 11,030 | 11,778 | 11,940.7 |
Navigation," and other Inspections | 24,009 | 28,035 | 24.501 | 24,475 | 22,237 | 19,634 | 20,881 | 20,390 | 18,388 | 15,741 | 21,829.1 |
Total | 38,024 | 43,212 | 38,926 | 38,014 | 34,709 | 29,878 | 29,246 | 28,752 | 29,418 | 27,519 | 33,769.8 |