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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 1931
[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, 1931.
| Jan. | Feb. | Marcl | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Medically Inspected | 135 | 114 | 135 | 141 | 149 | 137 | 170 | 193 | 200 | 161 | 142 | 158 | 1,835 | |||||||
| No. of Passengers | 3,257 | 2,158 | 2,906 | 7,728 | 6,053 | 7,826 | 10,042 | 8,915 | 7,554 | 3.434 | 2,283 | 2,923 | 65,079 | |||||||
| No. of Crews | 4.182 | 3,231 | 3,350 | 4,199 | 3.580 | 3,721 | 5,575 | 6,344 | 6,437 | 4,741 | 4,646 | 5,760 | 55,766 | |||||||
| No. of Foreign Arrivals | 1,045 | 1,010 | 1,160 | 1,134 | 1,238 | 1,210 | 1,260 | 1,226 | 1,192 | 1,226 | 1,231 | 1,055 | 13,987 | |||||||
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | ||||||||
| No. Medically Inspected | 10 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 185 | |||||||
| No. of Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of Crews | 214 | 221 | 320 | 144 | 238 | 398 | 357 | 412 | 453 | 450 | 304 | 324 | 3,835 | |||||||
| No. of Foreign Arrivals | 33 | 44 | 41 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 39 | 54 | 46 | 75 | 45 | 16 | 547 | |||||||
APPENDIX II. Infectious Disease.
| Disease. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | Mean Annual No. for lu years ending 31st Dec., 1931. | 1931. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | — | — | — | -— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague (ditto) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Small-pox | 17 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 14 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 7 | |
| Diphtheria | 44 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 16 | |
| Enteric Fever | 29 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 50 | 36 | 72 | 46 | 25 | 23 | |
| Measles | 20 | 82 | 46 | 77 | 94 | 21 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 11 | |
| German Measles | — | 19 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .1 | - |
| Continued Fever | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1.7 | _ |
| Relapsing Fever | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | .3 | - |
| Tuberculosis :— | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 44 | 83 | 90 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 86 | 126 | 116 | 147 | |
| Other kinds | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| Other diseases (including Chicken-pox) | 348 | 336 | 319 | 363 | 471 | 667 | 499 | 653 | 904 | 1118 | |
| Total | 530 | 637 | 578 | 673 | 787 | 866 | 824 | 946 | 1,158 | 1346 |
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Plague (ditto) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 3* | _ | 4 | _ | _ | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | 6 | 16 | 8 | 5* | 5 | 7 | 12* | _ | |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Enteric Fever | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | |
| Measles | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7f | 11 | +18 | **12 | ||
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | |||
| Parotitis | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 21 | |
| Continued Fever ... | — | 2 | _ | — | - | - | _ | - | _ | ||
| Other diseases (including Chicken-Pox) | 14 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 30 | *19 | *23 | |
| Total | 33 | 29 | 60 | 75 | 63 | 47 | 75 | 87 | 56 | 49 |
* Includes one contact. ** Includes three contacts. f Includes two contacts. J Includes six contacts.