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 XXIX.
G eneral S ummary, and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of
London, for the year ended 31st December, 1918.
Foreign. | Coastwise. | Inland Navigation. | Shore Premises. | Water Barge. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Lighters (uninhabited). | Canal Boats. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleared. | 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. | Sick Seamen referred to Hospital. | No. in District in good condition. 31 st December, 1918. | New Barges | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | No. in District 31st December, 1918. | |
7281 | 45 | 733 | 1081 | 14 | 52 | 947 | 8 | 108 | 359 | 7 | 12 | 738 | 1 | 45 | 816 | 41 | 399 | 4425 | 4 | 43 | 205 | 26 | 4 | 5590 | 21 | 518 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Docks and River. No. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1917 - 1,194,663 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1918 — | St. Katharine's 1,172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign 8,362 | London 1,771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise 1,306 | Regent's canal 996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Millwall 1,256 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation 13,494 | West India 1,699 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore 5,590 | Poplar 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28,752 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 1,223,415 | East India 1,226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victoria 2,397 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1917 78,387 | Royal Albert 1,858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial 1,628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1918 1,496 | Tilbury 1,143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 79,883 | Gravesend District - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
River—*Upper District 3,066 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected: — | "Middle „ 1,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Launches— | *Lower „ 3,491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Lady Truscott" | 3,491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"David Burnett." | Total vessels 23,162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"George Briggs" 4,141 | Shore premises 5,590 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 7,632 | Total 28,752 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. - - 15,530 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 23,162 | *Middle „ „ „ Greenwich to Erith. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Lower ,, ,, ,, Erith to outer limits of thee Port of London |
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | Yearly average for the 10 years ending 31st December, 1918. |
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"Foreign" - | 14,887 | 13,710 | 14,015 | 15,17714,425 | 13,539 | 12,472 | 10,244 | 8,365 | 8,362 | 12,519-6 |
"Coastwise,' "Inland Navigation," and other Inspections - | 25,469 | 24,857 | 24,009 | 28,035 24.501 | 24,475 | 22,237 | 19,634 | 20,881 | 20,390 | 23,448-8 |
Total - | 40,356 | 38,567 | 38,024 | 43,212 38,926 | 38,014 | 34,709 | 29,878 | 29,246 | 28,752 | 35,968-4 |