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City of London 1930

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

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APPENDIX XXVI.-H ospital.

Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c.

Admitted.Discharged.Died.Remaining under treatment.
Enteric Fever9712
Scarlet Fever1212--
Diphtheria33
Measles12111-
Chicken-pox77
Other Diseases1313
Total565322
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 19302
Total number of days' treatment during the year948
Average number of days' treatment for each case16-93
Average daily number of patients in Hospital15
Average daily cost of maintenance per patient1s. 6¼d.
Average total cost of maintenance per patient£1 5s. l0d.

APPENDIX XXVII.—R eturn of R ats C aught and D estroyed during 1930.

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.
Millwall Dock—
Warehouses5557114868750723251547752787
Vessels while in dock6428471410644515153667387
Surrey Commercial Dock—
Warehouses139082989823184433738137690
Vessels while in dock2837365355851001021101,182
Regent's Canal Dock—
Warehouses332763705732261926314643473
Vessels while in dock
St. Katharine's Dock—
Warehouses7678102791058797143838696951,127
Vessels while in dock-----721917651
London Dock—
Warehouses5351556469586311690667350808
Vessels while in dock12714223118176
Royal Albert Dock—
Warehouses859152427358516539687648748
Vessels while in dock1271149130851253055122664921915
Royal Victoria Dock—
Warehouses10515158712629707215210837735
Vessels while in dock18323837243451833183022188857
King George V. Dock—
Warehouses2312121112163661262121
Vessels while in dock536417207113122460259442215926
West India Dock-
Warehouses319037182221192623759833493
Vessels while in dock262221251555765687414428
East India Dock—
Warehouses43945191910158222367217
Vessels while in dock1599963231363032755443121664
Tilbury Dock—
Warehouses126857107229124019157
Vessels while in dock641696029501122011135248826788
River—
While in River"13716912207187-38552627
Totals1,0541,2281,2201,0991,1058271,1331,2778761,1631,3421,03313,357

Total from 1st January to 31st December, 1930:—
In Dock Warehouses 6,356
On Vessels while in Dock and River 7,001
Total 13,357