London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Middle District.
Greenwich to Erith.
Inspectors Lambe and Shepherd.
Lower District.
Erith to seaward limits of the Port of London
(including part of the River Medway).
Inspector Berry 130/. per annum.
The Docks are divided into four districts, known as the Central, Eastern, Western
and the Gravesend district.
Central District.
West India Dock.
South West India Dock.
Poplar Dock.
Millwall Dock.
Inspector Rolfe -220/. per annum.
Eastern District.
Royal Victoria Dock.
East India Dock.
Inspector Garland 220/, per annum.
Inspector Burr 220/. ,,
Royal Albert Dock.
Inspector Wetjen 220/. per annum.
Western District.
London Dock.
St. Katherine's Dock.
Regent's Dock.
Inspector Hopkins 220/. per annum.
Surrey Commercial Dock.
Inspector Elward 188/. 10s. per annum.
Gravesend District.
Tilbury Dock.
Left Shore, from Purfleet down.
Right Shore, from Erith down.
Inspector Massie 182/. per annum.
(2) The total number of inspections for the year was 413, representing a net
number of 197 boats. The remainder, 216, represents repeated visits by Inspectors of
this Authority.
The number of boats not conforming to the Acts and Regulations was 55
(inspected on 85 occasions, or 13.31 per cent. of the total inspections, the percentage
for the previous five years being 8.98 per cent.).