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City of London 1918

[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.
Steam.Sail.Steam.Sail.Steam.Sail.Lighters (uninhabited).Canal Boats.
Inspected.Defective.To be CleanedInspected.Defective.To be Cleared.Inspected.Defective.To be Cleaned.Inspected.Defective.To be CleanedInspected.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 BargesCondemned.Use Discontinued.No. in District 31st December, 1918.
728145733108114529478108359712738145816413994425443205264559021518------
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 8,362London 1,771
Coastwise 1,306Regent's canal 996
Millwall 1,256
Inland Navigation 13,494West India 1,699
Premises on shore 5,590Poplar 84
28,752
Total 1,223,415East India 1,226
Victoria 2,397
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:—
Total to 31st December, 1917 78,387Royal Albert 1,858
Commercial 1,628
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1918 1,496Tilbury 1,143
Total 79,883Gravesend 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" 4,141Shore premises 5,590
Total 7,632Total 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.
"Foreign" -14,88713,71014,01515,17714,42513,53912,47210,2448,3658,36212,519-6
"Coastwise,' "Inland Navigation," and other Inspections -25,46924,85724,00928,035 24.50124,47522,23719,63420,88120,39023,448-8
Total -40,35638,56738,02443,212 38,92638,01434,70929,87829,24628,75235,968-4