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City of London 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

Published
1929
Pages
78
Tables
98

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    List of Officers forming the Staff of the Port of London Sanitary Authority, 31st December, 1928.
    Office.Name of Officer.Date of entering the Service.Date of appointment to present position.
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    I.—AMOUNT OF SHIPPING ENTERING THE PORT DURING THE YEAR 1928. Table A. __
    Number.Tonnage.Number By the Medical Officer of Health.Inspected By the Sanitary Inspector.Number reported to be Defective.Number of Vessels on which Defects were Remedied.
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    (a) Passenger Traffic during 1928:—
    To and from NON-EUROPEAN Countries.
    Number of Passengers.1st Class.2nd Class.3rd Class.
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    Table C. Cases of Infectious Sickness landed from Vessels.
    Disease.No. of Cases during 1928.Average No. of Cases for last five years.
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    Table D. Cases of Infectious Sickness occurring on Vessels during the Voyage, but disposed of prior to arrival.
    Disease.No. of Cases during 1928.Average No. of Cases for last five years.
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    Rats Destroyed during 1928. TABLE E. (1) On Vessels.
    Number ofJan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total in Year.
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    TABLE F. (2) In Docks, Quays, Wharves and Warehouses.
    Number ofJan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total inYear.
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    TABLE G. Particulars relating to Plague “ Infected ” or “ Suspected ” Vessels arriving in the Port during 1928.
    Name of Vessel.Date of arrival.Whether “ Infected ” or “ Suspected.”Method of Rat Destruction employed.Number of Dead Rats recovered.Whether a Certi.fi. cate of Deratisation was issued.Remarks.
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    TABLE H. Measures of Rat Destruction on Vessels from Plague.infected Ports (other than those included in Table G) arriving in the Port during 1928, and number of Certificates issued in respect of such Vessels.
    Total Number of Vessels arriving from Plague. infected ports.Number of such Vessels fumigated by S02.Number of Dead Rats recovered.Number of such Vessels fumigated by HON.Number of Dead Rats recovered.Number of such Vessels on which Trapping, Poisoning, &c., were employed.Number of Dead Rats recovered.Number of such Vessels on which measures of Rat Destruction were not employed.Number of Fumigation Certificates issued on Form “Port 11.“Number of other Certificates issued.
    Deratisation.Exemption.
    1234567891011
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    TABLE I. Measures of Rat Destruction on Vessels (other than those included in Tables G and H) and number of Certificates issued in respect of such Vessels during 1928.
    N umber of Vessels Fumigated by S02.Number of Dead Rats recovered.Number of Vessels Fumigated by HCN.Number of Dead Rats recovered.Number of Vessels on which Trapping, Poisoning, &c., were employed.Number of Dead Pats recovered.Number of Certificates issued on Form “Port 11.”Number of other Certificates issued.
    Deratisation.Exemption.
    123456789
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    VI.—HYGIENE OF CREWS' SPACES. TABLE J.—Classification of Nuisances.
    Nationality of Vessel.Number inspected during 1928.Defects of original construction.Structural defects through wear and tear.Dirt, Vermin and other conditions prej udicial to health.
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    VII.—FOOD INSPECTION. (1) Action under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925, resulted in 6,018 tons 3 cwts. 1 qr. 22 lbs. of unsound food being destroyed or disposed of for industrial purposes.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    The following is the quantity destroyed in each dock:—
    Tons.cwts.qrslbs.
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    The docks are divided into the following districts for the purposes of Food Inspection:—
    District.Inspector.
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    The number of detentions and seizures made during the year was 1,436. The annual number of detentions and seizures since 1908 is as follows:—
    Year.No. of Seizures.Year.No. of Seizures.
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    The number of seizures of Foodstuffs made by the individual Inspectors during the year 1928 was as follows:—
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    17,851 barrels of edible tallow (whale oil) also arrived in the Port; this material was released.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Offal:—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Tallow—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Fruit—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Fruit (Tinned and Bottled)—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Vegetables—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    nuts—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Provisions, &c.—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Prepared Food, &c.—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Grain, &c.—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    Sundries—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925. In accordance with Article 11 (4) of the above.mentioned Regulations, Notices were served for the exportation of the following material:—
    Description and Quantity of Meat and Fats.Where from.Number of Notices served.
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    (3) SAMPLES OF FOOD EXAMINED DURING THE YEAR.
    Date.Sample.Result of Analysis.Action as regards consignment.
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    The following cases of Infectious Disease were reported during the year:—
    Name of Vessel.Diphtheria.Pneumonia.Scarlet Eever.German Measles.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Total.
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    MEDICAL INSPECTION OF ALIENS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1928.
    Total number of Aliens arriving at the Port, including those in transit and transmigrants excluding Alien Seamen.No. of temporary visitors, i.e., Aliens whose stay in this country will not exceed 3 months.No. of Aliens who intend to settle permanently or remain in this country for more than 3 months.Aliens in Transit.Transmigrants.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    INFRINGEMENT OF BYE.LAWS—OFFENSIVE CARGOES. Twenty cases of infringement of the above.mentioned Bye.laws were reported during the period covered by this Report. Written notice was sent to the owners of the barges:—
    Date.Name of Vessel.Owner.Infringement.
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    Bye.Laws—Offensive Cargoes (continued) .
    Date. 1923.Name of Vessel.Owner.Infringement.
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    TABLE OF CANAL BOATS CARRYING CHILDREN ON BOARD.
    Year.No. of Boats.No. of Boats with Children.No. of Children.Average No. of Children per Boat.Average No of. Boats with Children.
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    SUMMARY OF CANAL BOATS FOE THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1928.
    Jan.Feb.March.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.TOTAL1923.Total For Years
    1924.1925.1926.1927.
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    APPENDIX I. MEDICAL INSPECTION. From 1st January to 31st December, 1928.
    Jan.Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
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    APPENDIX II. Infectious Disease.
    Disease.1919.1920.1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.1926.1927.Mean Annnual No. for 10 years ending 31st Dec., 1928.1928.
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    APPENDIX III. Return of the number of cases of Infectious Disease notified to the Ministry of Health during the year 1928, and of deaths from the diseases notified. This Table includes all cases actually introduced or occurring within the Port, but does not include cases reported as having occurred on vessels during the voyage which had either recovered or been removed from the vessel before arrival at Gravesend.
    Number.Deaths.Brought forwardNumber.Deaths.
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    APPENDIX IV.—Cholera.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX Y.—Plague.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of Cases.How dealt with.
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    APPENDIX VI.—Small-pox.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of Cases.How dealt with.
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    Small pox— continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX VII.—Scarlet Fever.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of cases.How dealt with.
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    APPENDIX VIII.—Diphtheria.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX IX.—Enteric Fever.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    Enteric Fever— continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of Cases.How dealt with.
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    APPENDIX X.—Measles.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    Measles— continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XI.—German Measles.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel Port of Registry and Official No.Where fromNo. of Cases.How dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XII.—Erysipelas.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XIII.—Continued Fever.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of Cases. How dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XIV.—Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of casesHow dealt with.
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    Pulmonary Tuberculosis— continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XV.— Tuberculosis (other kinds).
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XVI.—Pneumonia.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry ar.d Official No.Where from.No. ofCases. How dealt with.
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    Pneumonia — continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XVII.—Influenza.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XVIII.— Dysentery.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    Dysenteky— continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XIX.—Encephalitis Lethargica.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XX.—Malaria .
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of Cases. How dealt with.
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    M alaria— continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of Cases. How dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XXL—Chicken-pox.
    DateMane og vessels, Port of Registry and official No.Where from.Number of cases.Hoe death with.
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    APPENDIX XXII.—Relapsing Fever.
    Name of Vessel, Date. Port of Registry and Official No. 1929.Where from.No. of CasesHow dealt with.
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    APPENDIX XXIII.—Venereal Diseases.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel.Nature of Case.No. of Cases.Passenger or Crew Rating.Advice given.
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    Venereal D iseases— continued.
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel.Nature of Case. Brought forwardNo. of Cases. 42Passenger or Crew Rating.Advice given.
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    Venereal Diseases— continued.
    Date.Name of Vessel.Nature of Case.No. of Cases.Passenger or Crew Rating.Advice given.
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    APPENDIX XXIV.—Miscellaneous Diseases (Classified).
    OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISORDERS.
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    M iscellaneous D iseases— continued.
    Diseases of the Digestive System—continued.Other Diseases—continued.
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    APPENDIX XXV. Vessels and Premises Disinfected from 1 st January to 31 st December , 1928.
    Month.Encephalitis Lethargica.Erysipelas.Continued Fever.Cholera.Mumps.Dysentery.Whooping Cough.Chicken-pox.Scabies.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Plague.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Small-pox.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Influenza and Pneumonia.Fumigation for Rats, &c.Total.
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    APPENDIX XXVI.—Disinfecting Operations for Infectious Disease.
    Date. Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Disinfection.Action taken.
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    Disinfecting Operations foe Infectious Disease— continued.
    Date. Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Disinfection.Action taken.
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    Disinfecting Operations for Infectious Disease— continued.
    Date. Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Disinfection.Action taken.
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    APPENDIX XXVII. Number of Disinfections of Effects , Bedding, &c., from 1st January to 31 st December , 1928.
    Month.Reason for Disinfection.Hospital Bedding, &c.Total.No. of times Disinfect or was used.Fumigated in Cabin of Vessel.
    Paraplegia.Malaria.Chicken-pox.Cellulitis.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Measles.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Mumps.Pleurisy.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Seven-day Fever.
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    APPENDIX XXVIII.-H ospital. Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c. Patients remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1927 Nil.
    Admitted.DischargedDied.Remaining under treatment.
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    The entire cost of destroying these rats has been borne by the Shipowners and Port of London Authority.
    Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
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    Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1928:—
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    APPENDIX XXX. ANALYSIS OF THE RETURN OF RATS EXAMINED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1928.
    Dock.No. from each Dock.Found Dead.Trapped.Found Dead.Trapped.Infected.Non-Infected.Infected.Non-Infected.Infected.Non-Infected.
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    APPENDIX XXXI.— Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Rats.
    Date Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Fumigation.Action taken.No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation.
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    Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Rats— continued.
    Date Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Fumigation.Action taken.No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation.
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    Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Eats— continued.
    Date. Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Fumigation.Action taken.No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation.
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    Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Eats— continued.
    Date. Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Fumigation.Action taken.No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation.
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    Fumigation of Vessels for the Destruction of Eats— continued.
    Date Fumigated. 1928.Name of Vessel.Necessity for Fumigation.Action taken.No. of Rats reported found dead after Fumigation.
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    In accordance with the Order of your Worshipful Committee, certificates specifying the precautions taken to prevent the ingress of rats from shore to ship, while in the Port, were issued in respect of the following vessels -
    Date. 1928.Name of Vessel.Where lying.
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    In compliance with application made by shipowners, deratisation exemption certificates were issued in accordance with the provisions of the above Convention in respect of the following vessels, after thorough examination of the vessels had been made by officers of the Port Sanitary Authority:—
    Date Certificate issued. 1928.Name of Vessel.Where lying.
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    APPENDIX XXXIY.— General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1928.
    Foreign.Coastwise.Inland Navigation.Shore Premises.Sick Seamen referred to HospitalWater Barges.
    Steam.Sail.Steam.Sail.Steam.Sail.Lighters (uninhabited)CanalBoats
    Inspected.Defective.To be Cleaned.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.Inspected.Defective.To be Cleaned.No. in District in good condition 31st December, 1928New Barges.Condemned.Use discontinued Temporarily.Previously withdrawn and since resumed work.No. in District 31st December 1928
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    APPENDIX XXXV. NUMBER OP NUISANCES ON VESSELS REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1928.
    description of nuisances.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Totals.
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    APPENDIX XXXVI. NUMBER OF NUISANCES ON SHORE PREMISES REPORTED AND DEALT WITH during the year ended 31st December, 1928.
    description of nuisances.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Totals.
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    SUMMARY.
    Smoke.Structural.Offensive Cargoes.Drainage, Sewage, &c.Miscellaneous.Totals.
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    APPENDIX XXXVII.— Description of Meat Destroyed.
    Year.Beef.Mutton and Lamb,Veal, Pork, Offal.Tinned.Smoked and Salted, &cTotal.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.Tons.cwtsqrs.lbs.Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    APPENDIX XXXVIII.— New Buildings and Sanitary Works.
    Date Plans submitted.Works.Date Work reported as completed.
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    New Buildings and Sanitary Works— continued.
    Date Plans submitted.Works.Date Work reported as completed.
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    APPENDIX XXXIX. DOCKS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE PORT OF LONDON SANITARY AUTHORITY.
    Docks.Water Area.Lineal Quayage.
    Acres.Yards.Miles.Yards.
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    ASSIGNMENT OF POWERS.
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    ADMINISTRATION.
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    CANAL BOATS.
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    FOOD.
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    PORT OF LONDON SANITARY ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT. Dr REVENUE ACCOUNT for Year ended 31st March, 1929. Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.