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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 1915
[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, 1915.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 512 | 429 | 603 | 513 | 625 | 850 | 681 | 619 | 594 | 622 | 562 | 551 | 7,161 |
| Number medically inspected | 211 | 177 | 212 | 151 | 193 | 248 | 194 | 231 | 214 | 191 | 205 | 166 | 2,393 |
| Number of passengers | 8,893 | 4,840 | 5,745 | 3,292 | 4,953 | 7,248 | 6,291 | 4,473 | 4,179 | 4,728 | 4,160 | 2,235 | 61,037 |
| Number of crew | 9,273 | 6,526 9,032 | 5,651 | 8,475 | 12242 | 7,863 | 8,501 | 8,967 | 8,011 | 10080 | 8,336 | 102957 | |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
| GRAVESEND. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | Mean annual number for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1915. | 1915. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 9,955 | 9,639 | 9,559 | 9,571 | 9,699 | 9,543 | 9,107 | 9,727 | 7,985 | 7,161 | |
| Number of vessels medically inspected | 2,853 | 2,700 | 2,840 | 2,248 | 2,756 | 2,744 | 2,366 | 1,948 | 1,976 | 2,393 |
Total number medically inspected at Gravesend—
| From August, 1892, to December, 1914 | 57,115 |
| „ 1st January to 31st December, 1915 | 2,393 |
| Total | 59,508 |
TABLE II.
MEDICAL INSPECTION—SHEERNESS. From 1st January to 31st December, 1915.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foreign arrivals | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 96 |
| Number medically inspected | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 - | 6 | 58 |
| Number of passengers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | |
| Number of crew | 39 | 46 | 198 | 54 | 145 | 130 | — | - | 25 | 124 | — | 761 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
| SHEERNESS. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | Mean annual number for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1915. | 1915. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of arrivals | 375 | 376 | 319 | 337 | 337 | 292 | 266 | 324 | 265 | 96 | |
| Number of vessels medically inspected | 320 | 325 | 279 | 285 | 284 | 259 | 237 | 268 | 186 | 58 |
Total number medically inspected at Sheerness—
| From 1st September, 1894, to 31st December, 1914 | 5,814 |
| ,, 1st January to 31st December, 1915 | 58 |
| Total | 5,872 |