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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
Port of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION—GRAVESEND. From 1st January to 31st December, 1907.
| Jan.. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 744 | 687 | 819 | 804 | 825 | 801 | 854 | 823 | 808 | 870 | 814 | 790 | 9,639 |
| Number medically inspected | 210 | 198 | 236 | 226 | 239 | 240 | 212 | 210 | 234 | 255 | 224 | 216 | 2,700 |
| Number of passengers | 1,063 | 1,001 | 1,186 | 1,341 | 2,271 | 2,861 | 2,317 | 2,184 | 1,351 | 1,705 | 1,210 | 926 | 19,416 |
| Number of crew | 5,267 | 4,315 | 6,224 | 5,939 | 6,024 | 4,427 | 4,564 | 4,410 | 4,967 | 5,002 | 5,211 | 5,901 | 62,251 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
| GRAVESEND. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | Mean annual number for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1907. | 1907. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 10,332 | 10,297 | 10,394 | 10,521 | 10,520 | 10,711 | 10,030 | 9,962 | 9,955 | ||
| Number of vessels medically inspected | 1,096 | 1,276 | 1,256 | 1,080 | 1,668 | 2,522 | 2,559 | 2,813 | 2,853 | ||
| Total number medically inspected at Gravesend— | |||||||||||
| From August, 1892, to December, 1906 | 29,068 | ||||||||||
| „ 1st January to 3l3t December, 1907 | 2,700 | ||||||||||
| Total | 31,768 | ||||||||||
TABLE II.
MEDICAL INSPECTION—SHEERNESS. From 1st January to 31st December, 1907.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 21 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 39 | 33 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 376 |
| Number medically inspected | 15 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 325 |
| Number of passengers | — | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| Number of crew | 169 | 198 | 213 | 257 | 391 | 411 | 447 | 342 | 320 | 365 | 262 | 176 | 3,551 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
| SHEERNESS. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 11904., | 1905. | 1906. | Mean annual number for the 10 years ending 81st December, 1907. | 1907. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of arrivals | 360 | 309 | 374 | 330 | 387 | 402 | 344 | 349 | 375 | ||
| Number of vessels medically inspected | 265 | 263 | 243 | 212 | 244 | 342 | 308 | 292 | 320 | ||
| Total number medically inspected at Sheerness— | |||||||||||
| From 1st September, 1894, to 31st December, 1906 | 3,635 | ||||||||||
| „ 1st January to 31st December, 1907 | 325 | ||||||||||
| Total | 3,960 | ||||||||||