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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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wording of the Act, but I append an extract from the Report of the
Commissioner-General of Immigration, U.S.A., for the year ending
30th June, 1904, which indicates the most frequent diseases, &c., which
caused the medical officers to certify alien passengers as undesirable from a
medical point of view. It will be seen that on subsequent appeal and enquiry
it was found possible to allow a large number of these to land.
Extkact from Report of the Commissioner-General of Immigration, U.S.A., for the Year ended 30th June, 1904.
| Disease. | Total Cases certified. | Deported. | Landed. | Remaining. | Per cent. deported. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trachoma | 825 | 756 | 51 | 18 | 91.63 |
| Tubercle of lung | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | 83.33 |
| Insanity | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 91.66 |
| Idiocy- | 13 | 12 | — | 1 | 92.30 |
| Epilepsy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00 |
| Syphilis | 7 | 7 | — | — | 100.00 |
| Pavus | 28 | 28 | — | — | 100.00 |
| Weakmindedness | 18 | 6 | 12 | — | 33.33 |
| Gonorrhoea | 3 | 3 | — | — | 100.00 |
| Extensive chancroids | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 66.66 |
| Poor physique | 150 | 58 | 91 | 1 | 38.66 |
| Valvular disease of heart | 140 | 60 | 78 | 2 | 42.85 |
| Irregular action of heart | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 50.00 |
| Hypertrophy of heart | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Debility | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 30.76 |
| Senile debility | 1,231 | 20 | 1,201 | 10 | 1.62 |
| Paralysis | 61 | 8 | 53 | — | 13.11 |
| Curvature of spine | 127 | 9 | 118 | — | 7.08 |
| Hip joint disease | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | 20.00 |
| Defective vision | 62 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 17.74 |
| Injuries with loss of limb | 77 | 10 | 66 | 1 | 12.98 |
| Deformities | 160 | 26 | 131 | 1 | 16.25 |
| Ankylosis | 59 | 8 | 51 | — | 13.55 |
| Dislocations | 79 | 9 | 70 | — | 11.39 |
| Ozaena | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 33.33 |
| Lameness | 43 | 5 | 37 | — | 11.62 |
| Club feet | 36 | 3 | 33 | — | 8.33 |
| Psoriasis | 26 | 7 | 19 | — | 26.92 |
| Chronic skin disease | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 66.66 |
| Hernia | 1,234 | 216 | 997 | 21 | 17.50 |
| Total | 4,460 | 1,311 | 3,084 | 62 |
Per cent. of Total 29.38 69.16 1.38
Percentage deported 29.38
„ landed 69.16
„ remaining 1.38