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City of London 1903

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

Published
1904
Pages
100
Tables
45

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45 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    STAFF. List of Officers at present forming the Staff of the Port of London Sanitary Authority. Each of the Inspectors holds the Certificate of the Sanitary Institute, and those marked thus * hold in addition the Special Certificate for Inspectors of Food.
    Office.Name of Officer.Date of Appointment.
  • Page 8
    TABLE I . General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspection of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ending 31st December, 1903.
    Foreign.Coastwise.Inland Navigation.Shore Premises.Sick Seamen referred to Hospital.Water Barges.
    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, 1902.New Barges.Condemned.No. in District, 31st Dec., 1903.
  • Page 9
    TABLE II. MEDICAL INSPECTION—GRAVESEND. From 1st January to 31st December, 1903.
    Jan.Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
  • Page 9
    COMPARATIVE TABLE.
    GRAVESEND.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.Mean annual number for the 5 years.1903.
  • Page 9
    TABLE III. MEDICAL INSPECTION—SHEERNESS. From 1st January to 31st December, 1903.
    Jan.Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
  • Page 9
    COMPARATIVE TABLE.
    SHEERNESS.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.Mean annual number for the 5 years.1903.
  • Page 12
    TABLE IV. INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
    Disease.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.Mean Annual number for the 5 years.1903.
  • Page 17
    TABLE V. Return of Rats caught and destroyed during 1903.
    Jan.Feb.Mar.April.MayJune.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Totals
  • Page 32
    TABLE VI.
    Name of Vessel.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Scarlet Fever.Erysipelas.Total.
  • Page 38
    TABLE VII.
    Original packages.Sundry quantities by weight.Loose Articles.
    MEAT—No.Description.Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.No.Description.
  • Page 39
    TABLE VIII. Imports or Frozen Mutton and Lamb into the Port of London.
    Year.Australia.New Zealand.River Plate.Total.
    Number of Carcasses.Number of Carcasses.Number of Carcasses.Number of Carcasses.
  • Page 41
    NUISANCES REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ending 31st December, 1903.
    Description of Nuisance.JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberTotal.
  • Page 54
    TABLE X. Number of Cases admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c. Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1902—1.
    Admitted.Discharged.Died.
  • Page 61
    TABLE XI. SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1903.
    January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.TOTAL.TOTAL FOR THE YEAR.
    1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.
  • Page 62
    PORT OF LONDON SANITARY AUTHORITY. Receipts and Expenditure under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, for the Year ending 31st December, 1903.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.PAYMENTS.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 65
    APPENDIX A. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR.
    Date.Name of Vessel. Port of Registry and Official Number.Where from.Disease.Hospital to which cases removed.
  • Page 66
    APPENDIX A—continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number.Where from.Disease.Hospital to which cases removed.
  • Page 67
    APPENDIX A—continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number.Where from.Disease.Hospital to which cases removed.
  • Page 68
    APPENDIX A—continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number.Where from.Disease.Hospital to which cases removed.
  • Page 69
    APPENDIX A—continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number.Where from.Disease.Hospital to which cases removed.
  • Page 70
    Vessels and Premises Disinfected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1903.
    Month.Reason for Disinfection.Total Number of Disinfections.
    Chicken-pox.Continued F'ever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.Mumps.Precautionary Measure.Scarlet Fever.Small-pnx.Typhus Fever.
  • Page 71
    Effects Disinfected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1903.
    Month.Reason for Disinfection.Total Number of Disinfections.
    Chicken-pox.Continued Fever,Diphtheria.Enteric Fever,Erysipelas.Measles.Mumps.Precautionary Measure.Scarlet Fever.Small-pox.Typhus Fever.
  • Page 72
    APPENDIX D. UNSOUND FOOD. Goods marked thus (*) were rejected by the owners and seized by the Port Sanitary Authority to prevent sale to small buyers.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 73
    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 74
    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 75
    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
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    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 77
    APPEN D I X D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 78
    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized. cDescription of Goods.
  • Page 79
    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 80
    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 81
    APPENDIX D- continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 82
    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 83
    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 84
    APPENDIX D— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 85
    APPENDIX D.— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 86
    APPENDIX D.— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 87
    APPENDIX D.— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 88
    APPENDIX D.— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 89
    APPENDIX D.— continued.
    Date.Where seized.Description of Goods.
  • Page 92
    APPENDIX F. Sanitary Works and Alterations in connection with Buildings, Premises, and Vessels within the Docks, &c., completed during the year:—
    Date completed.Works.
  • Page 93
    APPENDIX G. Plans for the following Works have been submitted and approved, and the work is in hand:—
    Date Plan submitted.Works.Date Plans approved.
  • Page 94
    APPENDIX H. P olice C ourt P roceedings.
    Date.Name of Vessel.Offence.Police Court.Result.
  • Page 95
    River Thames.—Left Bank.
    Cities and Boroughs.Urban Districts.Rural Districts.Parishes.
  • Page 96
    APPENDIX J. — continued. River Thames.— Right Bank, with Mouth of Medway and Western Swale.
    Boroughs.Urban Districts.Rural Districts.Parishes.