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City of Westminster 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The following are particulars of the inspections and examinations
made during the year:—
Table LXIV.—Medical Inspection of Aliens.
| Classification of Aliens arriving at Victoria Station. | Total. | Medically Inspected. | Medically Examined. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitors | 4,475 | 4,446 | 18 |
| Business Visitors | 3,599 | 3,595 | 1 |
| Diplomatic | 519 | 519 | — |
| Seamen | — | — | — |
| Contract Seamen | 6 | 6 | — |
| Returning Residents | 662 | 661 | — |
| Males | 104 | 103 | 3 |
| Females | 69 | 69 | 6 |
| Children | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Males | 161 | 160 | 2 |
| Females | 94 | 94 | 2 |
| Children | 34 | 34 | — |
| 434 | 434 | 1 | |
| Total | 10,160 | 10,124 | 36 |
| Rejected for all causes | — | — | — |
| Transmigrants | — | — | — |
| Grand Total | 10,160 | 10,124 | 36 |
One certificate was issued by a medical inspector to the Immigration
Officer where an alien was found not to be medically sound.
The entire cost of this service is recoverable from the Ministry of
Health, and classified returns of the aliens medically inspected and
examined are made to the Ministry every half year.
Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
The following table shows in detail matters relating to the
general sanitary conditions of the City. The work of the district
sanitary inspectors is performed under several main headings: inspection
of nuisances and other insanitary conditions, whether on complaint or
otherwise; supervision of all new sanitary fittings and drainage in old
and new buildings, which includes reporting on plans of proposed sanitary
construction in respect of requirements of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, and the drainage, &c., by-laws of the London County Council,