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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX I.
MEDICAL INSPECTION. From 1st January to 31st December, 1928.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Medically Inspected | 146 | 143 | 137 | 156 | 149 | 165 | 172 | 177 | 179 | 146 | 136 | 143 | 1,849 |
| No. of Passengers | 2,886 | 2,474 | 3,329 | 8,182 | 5,896 | 7,747 | 12,579 | 11,650 | 9,773 | 5,516 | 2,819 | 3,895 | 75,501 |
| No. of Crews | 6,010 | 5,230 | 3,745 | 5,090 | 3,811 | 4,925 | 4,363 | 6,258 | 5,760 | 4,058 | 4,046 | 3,877 | 57,178 |
| No. of Foreign Arrivals | 1,085 | 1,096 | 1,213 | 1,227 | 1,314 | 1,312 | 1,333 | 1,306 | 1,263 | 1,240 | 1,170 | 1,180 | 14,739 |
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
| No. Medically Inspected | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 181 |
| No. of Passengers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. of Crews | 114 | 170 | 187 | 324 | 277 | 262 | 363 | 375 | 294 | 483 | 322 | 382 | 8,553 |
| No. of Foreign Arrivals | 25 | 38 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 61 | 44 | 52 | 40 | 45 | 572 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | 9 | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 6 | 5 | |
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Plague (ditto) | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Small-pox | 43 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 8 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 16 | |
| Diphtheria | 25 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| Enteric Fever | 77 | 51 | 44 | 29 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 50 | 36 | 72 | |
| Measles | 52 | 513 | 60 | 20 | 82 | 46 | 77 | 94 | 21 | 47 | |
| German Measles | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | 19 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 65 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Typhus Fever | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Continued Fever | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis:- | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 51 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 90 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 86 | |
| Other kinds | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Other diseases (including Chicken-Pox) | .1,887 | 766 | 310 | 348 | 336 | 319 | 363 | 471 | 667 | 499 | |
| Total | 2,213 | 1,493 | 549 | 530 | 637 | 578 | 673 | 787 | 866 | 824 | |
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | _ |
| Plague (ditto) | 10 | 2 | 1* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | 13 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 3* | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 6 | 16 | 8 | 5* | 5 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| Enteric Fever | 42 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
| Measles | — | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7† | 11 | |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | - |
| Continued Fever | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other diseases (including Chicken-pox) | 22 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 20 | 29 | |
| Total | 90 | 80 | 48 | 33 | 29 | 60 | 75 | 63 | 47 | 75 | |
* Includes one contact. †Includes two contacts.