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 XXVIII.
General Summary, and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of
London, for the year ended 31st December, 1916.
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inspected. | Defective. | To he 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, 1916. | New Barges | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | No. in District 31st December, 1916. | ||
9535 | 96 | 1095 | 709 | 10 | 47 | 1492 | 12 | 107 | 430 | 8 | 45 | 393 | - | 17 | 9766 | 87 | 367 | 2596 | 13 | 221 | 277 | 18 | 11 | 4680 | 27 | 565 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 14 | |
Docks and River. | No. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1915 | 1,135,539 | St. Katharine's | 1,045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1916 — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 2,033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" | 10,244 | Regent's Canal | 723 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Coastwise " | 1,922 | Millwall | 1,518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Inland Navigation" | 13,032 | West India | 1,768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 4,680 | 29,878 | Poplar | 169 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1,165,417 | East India | 1,405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. :— | Victoria | 2,613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Albert | 2,101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1915 | 74,735 | Commercial | 2,605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1916 | 1,910 | Tilbury | 1,491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 76,645 | Gravesend District | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected :— | River—*Upper District | 2,754 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Middle „ | 964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Launches— | *Lower „ | 4,009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Lady Truscott" | 4,009 | Total vessels | 25,198 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"David Burnett " | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"George Briggs " | 3,718 | Shore premises | 4,680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 7,727 | Total | 29,878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 17,471 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 25,198 | *Middle „ „ „ Greenwich to Erith. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Lower „ „ „ Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911.| 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | Yearly average for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1916. |
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"Foreign" - | 17,971 | 15,258 | 14,887 | 13,710 | 14,015|15,177 | 14,425 | 13,539 | 12,472 | 10,244 | 14,169.8 |
" Coastwise," " Inland Navigation," and other Inspections - | 19,414 | 20,014 | 25,469 | 24,857 | 24,009| 28,035 | 24,501 | 24,475 | 22,237 | 19,634 | 23,264.5 |
Total - | 37,385 | 35,272 | 40,356 | 38,567 | 38,024| 43,212 | 38,926 | 38,014 | 34,709 | 29,878 | 37,434.3 |