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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

City of London 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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Table: APPENDIX A.Number of Vessels Inspected in each Dock and on the River, from 1st January to 31st December, 1902.

APPENDIX A.

Number of Vessels Inspected in each Dock and on the River, from 1st January to 31st December, 1902.

Dock.Number.To be Cleaned.Outward Bound.Sick referred to Hospital.
St. Katharine's7386937—
London1,497114149—
Regent's Canal -72640511
Millwall1,95314895
West India1,81381—8
Poplar7361—
East India7835951
Victoria1,1161772811
Royal Albert3,006273207
Commercial1,7951692273
Tilbury2,639268——
Gravesend District2,951168--
River *Upper 5,28614,2456391,34451911,159—3
Middle 4,2884336403
Lower 4,671272--
Medway27118——
Total33,6062,9341,68639
*The Upper District extends from Lime house to Teddington.
„ Middle „ ,, „ „ to Erith.
„ Lower „ „ „ Erith to the outer limits of the Port of London.
Total to 31st December, 1901616,996
From 1st January to 31st December, 1902Foreign 16,336 Coastwise 17,27033,606
Total650,602
To be cleaned, &c., to 31st December, 190133,721
From 1st January to 31st December, 1902-2,934
Total36,655
Medically inspected at Gravesend:
From August, 1892, to 31st December, 19016,623
From 1st January to 31st December, 19021,668
Total18,291
Medically inspected at Sheerness:
From 1st September, 1894, to 31st December, 19012,129
From 1st January to 31st December, 1902244
Total2,373
Number of Vessels inspected in the Launches:
" David Burnett"4,229
" Clotho "3,925
" Denton "4,255
12,409
In the Docks, &c.21,197
Total33,606