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 XXXVII.—General Summary, and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1924.
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, 1923 | New Barges. | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | No. in District 31st December, 1924. | |
13,193 | 161 | 1,382 | 441 | L 7 | 22 | 1,432 | 28 | 96 | 490 | 5 | 31 | 432 | 2 | 23 | 3,109 | 56 | 110 | 1,018 | 2 | 114 | 178 | 53 | JO | i> CO | 107 | 378 | 48 | 19 | — | — | — | 19 |
Inspections. | Docks and River. | No. | Nationalities. | No. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections to 31st December, 1923 1,357,208 | St. Katherine's | 569 | American | 271 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentine | _ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1924:— | London | 1,089 | BRITISH | 15,942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regent's Canal | 630 | Belgian | 371 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Millwall | 1,200 | Brazilian Dutch | 674 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign 13,634 | Millwall | 1,200 | Danish | 339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise 1,922 | West India | 721 | Danzig Free State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation 4,737 | Poplar | 189 | Esthonian | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore 3,474 | Poplar | 189 | French | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East India | l531 | Finnish | 142 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 1,380,975 | Victoria | 1,986 | German | 798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Albert | 1,498 | Greek Italian | 42 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. :— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King George V. | 1,399 | Icelandic | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese | 186 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1923 89,085 | Commercial | 1,446 | Lettish | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian and Swedish | 1,244 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1924 1,793 | Tilbury | 1,370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | — | Polish | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portuguese | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
River—*Upper District | 3,139 | Russian | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roumanian | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 90,878 | *Middle „ | 578 | Spanish | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Lower ,, | 2,948 | Latvian | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessels inspected :— In the Launches— | Chilian | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
,, Medway | Uruguayan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austrian | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lady lruscott | 2,948 | Total Vessels | 20,293 | Memel | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" James Howell" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" George Briggs " | 3,717 | Shore Premises | 3,474 | Shore Premises | 3,474 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 6,665 | Total | 23,767 | Total | 23,767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 17,102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 23,767 | ♦Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. ♦Middle „ ,, „ ,, Erith. ♦Lower ,, „ ,, Erith to outer limits of the Port of London |
TABLE XXXVII.—General Summary, and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1924.
1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | Yearly Average for the 10 years ending 31st Dec,, 1924. | |
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Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | |||||||||||
"Foreign" | 12,472 | 10,244 | 8,365 | 8,362 | 11,030 | 11,778 | 11,076 | 12,601 | 13,040 | 13,634 | 11,260-2 |
" Coastwise," " Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 22,237 | 19,634 | 20,881 | 20,390 | 18,388 | 15,741 | 14,916 | 13,291 | 11,932 | 10,133 | 16,754-3 |
Total | 34,709 | 29,878 | 29,246 | 28,752 | 29,418 | 27,519 | 25.992 | 25,892 | 24,972 | 23,767 | 28,014-5 . |