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 XLI.—General Summary, and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1926.
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, 1926. | New Barges. | Condemned. | Use Discontinued. | No. in District 31st December, 1926. | ||||
11,788 | 207 | 1,164 | 451 | l | l | 1,090 | 39 | 42 | 282 | 3 | 3 | 122 | l | l | 1,891 | 12 | 31 | 265 | 3 | 23 | 230 | 29 | 5 | 6,335 | 123 | 1,197 | 54 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |||
Inspections. | Docks and River. | No. | Nationalities. | No. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspection to 31st December, 192 | 1,404,559 | St. Katharine | 462 | American | 260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 897 | Argentine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from | Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st January to 31st | Regent's Canal | 337 | Austrian | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December, 1926:- | Millwall | 1,067 | BRITISH | 11,694 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | 12,239 | Belgian | 592 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West India | 783 | Dutch | 575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise | 1,372 | Danish | 393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation | 2,508 | Poplar | 221 | Danzig Free State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 6,335 | East India | 788 | Esthonian | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1,427,013 | Victoria | 1,067 | Finnish | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | 728 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. | Royal Albert | 1,126 | Greek | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King George V. | 1,291 | Italian | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icelandic | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total to 31st December, 1925 | 92,426 | Surrey Commercial | 1,150 | Japanese | 130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tilbury | 1,483 | Latvian | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1926 | 1,270 | Lettish | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | — | Norwegian and Swedish | 1,201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
River—*Upper District | 2,091 | Polish | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 93,696 | *Middle „ | 788 | Portuguese | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russian | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
,, *Lower ,, | 2,568 | Roumanian | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of vessles inspected:- In the Launches:- | ,, Medway | Spanish | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turkish | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Joseph White" | 2,568 | Total Vessels | 16,119 | yugo-Slavakian | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"James Howell" | 16,119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"George Briggs" | 2,879 | Shore Premises | 6,335 | Shore Premises | 6,335 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5,447 | Total | 22,454 | Total | 22,454 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 17,007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 22,454 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. *Middle „ ,, „ ,, Erith. *Lower ,, „ ,, Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | Yearly Average for the 10 years ending 31st Dec., 1926. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" | 8,365 | 8,362 | 11,030 | 11,778 | 11,076 | 12,601 | 13,040 | 13,634 | 12,187 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Coastwise," "Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 20,881 | 20,390 | 18,388 | 15,741 | 14,916 | 13,291 | 11,932 | 10,133 | 11,397 | 10,215 | 14,728.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 29,246 | 28,752 | 29,418 | 27,519 | 25.992 | 25,892 | 24,972 | 23,767 | 23,584 | 22,454 | 26,159.6 |