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 XXXIV. —General Summary, and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1919.
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 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. | Inspected. | Defective. | To be Cleaned. | No. in District in | good condition. 31st December, 1918. | New Barges | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | No. in District | ||||
9940 | 57 | 888 | 1090 | 12 | 54 | 1345 | 10 | 117 | 583 | 8 | 17 | 690 | -43 | 7475 | 27 | 403 | 2920 | 5 | 151 | 153 | 28 | 5 | 5222 | 29 | 655 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1918-1,223,415 | Docks and River. | No. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to | St. Katherine's - | 1,041 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign - 11,030 | London | 2,038 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regent's Canal | 952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise - 1,928 | Millwall | 1,678 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation 11,238 | West India | 1,833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore 5,222 29,418 | Poplar | 250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 1,2 | 52,833 | East India | 1,442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. :— | Victoria | 2,349 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Albert | 1,549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1918 - | 79,883 | Commercial | 2,073 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1919 | 1,678 | Tilbury | 1,015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 81,561 | Gravesend District | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected : — | River—*Upper District - | 3,880 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Middle „ | 1,094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Launohes— | *Lower „ | 3,002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Lady Truscott " | 3,002 | Total vessels | 24,196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"David Burnett" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"George Briggs " | 4,974 | Shore premises | 5,222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 7,976 | Total | 29,418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 16,220 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 24,196 | "Middle „ „ „ Greenwich to Erith. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Lower „ ,, „ Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPARATIVE TABLE. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913 | . 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | Yearly average for the 10 J8&rs ending 31st December, 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" " Coastwise," " Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 13,710 | 14,0151 | 5,177 | 14,42 | 5 13,539 | 12,472 | 10,244 | 8,365 | 8,362 | 11,030 | 12,133.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24,857 | 24,009 | 28,035 | 24,501 | 24,475 | 22,237 | 19,634 | 20,881 | 20,390 | 18,388 | 22,740.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 38,567 | 38,0244 | 3,212 | 38,92 | 6 38,014 | 34,709 | 29,878 | 29,246 | 28,752 | 29,418 | 34,874.6 | 6 |