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Croydon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECTION XI.
CROYDON AERODROME.
The London Terminal Aerodrome is situated in the area of
Croydon. Medical duties in connection with the Aliens Acts are
carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Health by a part-time
medical officer on the staff of the Medical Officer of Health.
The medical officer was on duty for 6 hours per day throughout
the year. This was necessitated by the increased traffic and
the growing independence of aircraft on weather conditions. In
addition, this medical officer carries out urgent inspections which
would otherwise necessitate a medical officer or sanitary inspector
being sent up specially from the Public Health Office.
The arrangements made at the Aerodrome for the convenience
of passengers and for the examination of aliens are
satisfactory, and work smoothly and efficiently. Much of this is
due to the cordial co-operation and help at all times received from
H.M. Immigration Officers, H.M. Customs Officers, and the
management staff of the Aerodrome.
The Table below gives a summary of the traffic during the
year.
Table I.
LONDON TERMINAL AERODROME.
Aliens Act, 1930.
Medical Officer's Return for the year ending 31st December, 1936.
| Number of Planes. | Arrived from | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam. | Brussels. | Elsewhere. | ||||
| Arr. | Seen. | Paris. | ||||
| Total: | 7,226 | 3,114 | 2,764 | 1,769 | 1,286 | 1,407 |
| Passengers. | ||||||
| British. | Others. | Inspected. | Exd. | |||
| 68,195 | 65,356 | 29,849 | 145 | |||
These figures show a considerable increase on last year's
figures both in the number of machines arriving and departing
and in the number of passengers carried. This expeditious and
method of travel is becoming steadily more popular, as
the following figures show: 1,199 more planes arrived, and the
number of passengers arriving increased by 75,002, a figure
greater than the total number of passengers carried in 1935.