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 XXXIII.
General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1914.
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I nspected. | 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, 1914. | New Barges | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | no. in District laltDeeember, 1914. | ||||
12798 | 112 | 1397 | 741 | 7 | 77 | 3149 | 33 | 219 | 1660 | 27 | 68 | 438 | 3 | 18 | 12642 | 92 | 304 | 2168 | 1 | 109 | 575 | 53 | 22 | 4023 | 32 | 472 | 1 | 16 | 1 | - | — | 17 | |||
Docks and River. | No. | Nationality. | Arrived from Foreign Ports. | No. of inspections | Arrivals Per cent, of Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
total inspections to 31st December, 1913 | 1,062,816 | St. Katharine's | 1,082 | American | 1 | 2 | .01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1914 | London | 2,040 | Argentine | - | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austrian | 16 | 39 | .19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Foreign " | 13,539 | Regent's Canal | 807 | Belgian | 308 | 399 | 3.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazilian | 1 | .01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Coastwise " | Millwall | 1,734 | Britishf | 4,586 | 8,317 | 56.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Inland Navigation " | 20,452 | West India | 1,268 | Chilian | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poplar | 165 | Danish | 214 | 324 | 2.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 4,023 | 38,014 | Dutch | 664 | 958 | 8..18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East India | 589 | Finnish | 9 | 52 | .11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | 166 | 235 | 2.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1,100,830 | Victoria | 2,993 | German | 633 | 880 | 7.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Albert | 2,023 | Greek | 21 | 55 | .25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. :— | Italian | 21 | 39 | .25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | 3,828 | Japanese | 55 | 163 | .67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1913 | 69,902 | Tilbury | 1,751 | Mexican | 1 | 3 | .01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1914 | 2,693 | Portuguese | 1 | 1 | .01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | 350 | Roumanian | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
River—* Upper District | 5,971 | Russian | 112 | 198 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 72,595 | Siamese | 2 | 6 | .02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Middle „ | 4,008 | Spanish | 50 | 82 | .61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected :— In the Launohes— | *Lower „ | 5,382 | Uruguayan | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swedish & Norwegian | 1,256 | 1,784 | 15.47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Lady Truscott" | 1,809 | Medway | Nil. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" David Burnett " | 3,141 | Total vessels - | 33,991 | Total vessels- | 8.117 | 13,539 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" George Briggs " | 5,341 | Shore premises | 4,023 | † Coastwise and Inland navigation | 20,452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Clotho" | 2,371 | Shore premises | 4,023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 12,662 | Total | 38,014 | Total | 38,014 | 99.90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 21,329 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 33,991 | *Middle „ „ „ Greenwich to Erith. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Lower „ „ „ Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | Yearly average for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1914 |
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" Foreign " | 14,279 | 13,013 | 17,971 | 15,258 | 14,887 | 13,710 | 14,015 | 15,177 | 14,425 | 13,539 | 14,627.4 |
" Coastwise," " Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 19,975 | 22,335 | 19,414 | 20,014 | 25,469 | 24,857 | 24,009 | 28,035 | 24,501 | 24,475 | 23,308.4 |
Total | 34,254 | 35,348 | 37,385 | 35,272 | 40,356 | 38,567 | 38,024 | 43,212 | 38,926 | 38,014 | 37,935.8 |