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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APPENDIX XXXII.— General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1929.
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, 1929 | New Barges. | Condemned. | Use discontinued Temporarily. | Previously withdrawn and since resumed work. | No. in District 31st December, L929. | ||
11,959 | 256 | 1,256 | 227 | - | 1 | 1,528 | 93 | 92 | 132 | 28 | 1 | 146 | 3 | 5 | 1,212 | — | 5 | 285 | — | 52 | 127 | 9 | 5 | 5,450 | 122 | 914 | 75 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 20 | |
Inspections. | Docks and River. | No. | Nationalities | No. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1929:— | St. Katharine | 849 | American | 220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 358 | Argentine Republic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazilian | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign 12,186 | Regent's Canal | 400 | BRITISH | 11,037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgian | 545 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise 1,660 | Millwall | 1,028 | Dutch | 804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation 1,770 | West India | 635 | Danish | 320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danzig Free State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore 5,450 | Poplar | 152 | Esthonian | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East India | 551 | French | 241 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | 164 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 21,066 | Victoria | 1,290 | German | 709 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Albert | 1,315 | Italian | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King George V | 1,058 | Icelandic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese | 131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c. | Surrey Commercial | 986 | Latvian | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1929 1,417 | Tilbury | 1,346 | Norwegian and Swedish | 1,059 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Polish | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | — | Portuguese | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russian | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
River—*Upper District | 2,595 | Roumanian | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spanish | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
„ *Middle „ | 1,044 | Yugo-Slavakian | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Vessels inspected:— In the Launches— | „ *Lower | 2.009 | 15,616 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
„ Medway | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Joseph White" 2009" James Howell" „ | Total Vessels | 15,616 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"George Briggs" 3,639 | Shore Premises | 5,450 | Shore Premises | 5,450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 5,618 | Total | 21,066 | Total | 21,066 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. 15,418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. *Middle „ „ „ „ Erith. *Lower „ „ „ Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 21,066 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1920 | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925 | 1926. | 1927 | 1928. | 1929. | Yearly Average for the 10 years ending 31st Dec., 1929. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" | 11,778 | 11,076 | 12,601 | 13,040 | 13,634 | 12,187 | 12,239 | 11,806 | 12,345 | 12,186 | 12,289.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
"Coastwise," "Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 15,74 | 1 14,916 | 13,291 | [1,932 | 10,133 | 11,39 | 7 10,215 | 11, | 427 9,94 | 7 8.88( | 11,787.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 27,519 | 25,992 | 25,892 | 24,972 | 23,767 | 23,584 | 22,454 | 23,233 | 22,292 | 21,066 | 24,077.1 |