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City of London 1916

[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.
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 BargesCondemned.Use Discontinued.No. in District 31st December, 1916.
95359610957091047149212107430845393-1797668736725961322127718114680275656----14
Docks and River.No.
Total Inspections to 31st December, 19151,135,539St. Katharine's1,045
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1916 —
London2,033
"Foreign"10,244Regent's Canal723
"Coastwise "1,922Millwall1,518
"Inland Navigation"13,032West India1,768
Premises on shore4,68029,878Poplar169
Total1,165,417East India1,405
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. :—Victoria2,613
Royal Albert2,101
Total to 31st December, 191574,735Commercial2,605
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 19161,910Tilbury1,491
Total76,645Gravesend District-
Number of vessels inspected :—River—*Upper District2,754
*Middle „964
In the Launches—*Lower „4,009
"Lady Truscott"4,009Total vessels25,198
"David Burnett "
"George Briggs "3,718Shore premises4,680
Total7,727Total29,878
In the Docks, &c.17,471*Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington.
Total25,198*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.
"Foreign" -17,97115,25814,88713,71014,015|15,17714,42513,53912,47210,24414,169.8
" Coastwise," " Inland Navigation," and other Inspections -19,41420,01425,46924,85724,009| 28,03524,50124,47522,23719,63423,264.5
Total -37,38535,27240,35638,56738,024| 43,21238,92638,01434,70929,87837,434.3