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.
G enekal S ummary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of
London, for the year ended 31st December, 1910.
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | Inspected. | Defectives | 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, 1909. | New Barges | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | No. in District 31st December, 1910. | |||
15 | - | - | - | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1909 | 904,087 | Docks and River. | No. | Nationality. | Arrived | from Foreign | Ports. | No. of inspections. | Arrival s. Per cent, of Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Katharine's | 1,150 | American | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 2,380 | Argentine | 1 | 1 | .01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" - 13,710 | Austrian | 21 | 34 | .21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Coastwise " - 4,622 | Regent's Canal | 762 | Belgian | 397 | 410 | 4.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Inland Navigation " - 18,248 | Millwall | 2,057 | Brazilian | – | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West India | 1,485 | British | 5,594 | 8,012† | 57.67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore - - 1,987 | 38,567 | Poplar | 48 | Danish | 380 | 617 | 3.09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch - | 609 | 697 | 6.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 942,654 | East India | 685 | Finnish | 38 | 54 | .39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victoria | 2,552 | French | 144 | 190 | 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quar ters, &c.:- | Royal Albert | 2,428 | German | 896 | 1,197 | 9.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1910 | 58,832 | Commercial | 3,935 | Greek | 14 | 56 | .14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | 8 | 20 | .08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1910 | 2,843 | Tilbury | 1,656 | Japanese | 63 | 107 | .64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | 3,042 | Portuguese - | 1 | — | .01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 61,675 | River—* Upper District | 5,163 | Russian | 182 | 362 | 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Middle „ | 4,399 | Siamese | 5 | 16 | .05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected:-In the Launches— | Spanish | 47 | 79 | .48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" David Burnett " | 4,259 | * Lower „ | 4,838 | Swedish & \ | 1,295 | 1,858 | 13.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian j | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Clotho" | 4,810 | Medway | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Denton" | 4,629 | Total vessels | 36,580 | Total vessels | 9.699 | 13,710 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shore premises | 1,987 | † Coastwise and Inland navigation | 22,870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 13,698 | Shore premises | 1.987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 38,567 | Total | 38,567 | 99.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 22,882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 36,580 | *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— | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | Yearly average for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1910 |
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"Foreign" | 16,844 | 16,336 | 15,989 | 15,685 | 14,279 | 13,013 | 17,971 | 15,258 | 14,887 | 13,710 | 15,397.2 |
"Coastwise," "Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 15,231 | 17,270 | 19,496 | 19,700 | 19,975 | 22,335 | 19,414 | 20,014 | 25,469 | 24,857 | 20,376.1 |
Total | 32,075 | 33,606 | 35,485 | 35,385 | 34,254 | 35,348 | 37,385 | 35,272 | 40,356 | 38,567 | 35,773.3 |