Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE III.
General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspection of Vessels, &c., in the Port of
London, for the year ending 31st December, 1904.
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, 1903. | New Barges. | Condemned. | No. in District, 31st Dec., 1904. | |
13542 | 144 | 1731 | 2143 | 43 | 311 | 2847 | 41 | 306 | 1446 | 39 | 235 | 823 | 6 | 30 | 10780 | 137 | 609 | 890 | 3 | 62 | 1022 | 86 | 49 | 1892 | 75 | 181 | l1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1903 | 686,087 | Docks and River. | No. | Nationality. | No. | Per cent. of Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1904 — | St. Katharine's | 793 | Argentina | .03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 1,514 | American | 17 | .05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" | 15,685 | Regent's Canal | 824 | Austrian | 57 | .17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Coastwise " | 4,293 | Millwall | 2,321 | Belgian | .79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Inland Navigation " | 13,515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West India | 1,924 | British | 28,131 | 83.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 1,892 | Poplar | 144 | Danish | 484 | 1.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
35,385 | East India | 723 | Dutch | 708 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 721,472 | Victoria | 1,548 | Finnish | 77 | .22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. :— | Royal Albert | 1,971 | French | 374 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1903 | 39,788 | Commercial | 1,987 | German | 1,184 | 3.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1904 | 3,514 | Tilbury | 2,359 | Greek | 47 | .14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | 4,176 | Italian | 55 | .16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 43,302 | River—*Upper District | 5,137 | Japanese | 13 | .08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected:— In the Launches— | *Middle „ | 3,719 | Russian | 217 | .64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Lower „ | 4,298 | Spanish | 178 | .53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" David Burnett " | 2,657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Clotho" | 2,787 | Medway | 55 | Swedish & Norwegian | 1,674 | 4.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Denton" | 4,824 | Total vessels | 33,493 | Total vessels | 33,493 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Shore premises | 1,892 | Shore premises | 1,892 | 5.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 23,225 | Total | 35,385 | Total - | 35,385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 33,493 | Upper District extends from Limehouse to Teddington. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle ,, ,, ,, Limehouse to Erith. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower ,, ,, ,, Erith to outer limits of port of London. |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | Yearly average for the 5 years ending 31st December, 1903. | 1904. |
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"Foreign" | 14,564 | 14,966 | 16,844 | 16,336 | 15,989 | 15,739.8 | 15,685 |
" Coastwise," " Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 19,052 | 15,839 | 15,231 | 17,270 | 19,496 | 17,377.6 | 19,700 |
Total - | 33,616 | 30,805 | 32,075 | 33,606 | 35,485 | 33,117.4 | 35,385 |