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 XXVIII.— General Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London, for the year ended 31st December, 1932.
Foreign . | Coastwise. | Inland Navigation. | Shore Premises. | [ Sick Seamenref erred to Hospital | Water Bakqes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Lighters (uninhabited) | C'anal 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, 1931. | New Barges. | Condemned. | Use discontinued. | rreviously withdrawn and since resumed work. | No. in District 31st December, 1932 | ||
10,999 | 356 | 1,800 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 1,986 1 | 162 | 278 | 284 | 19 | 28 1 | 273 | 6 | 6 | 787 | 11 | 7 | 757 | 4 | 48 | 236 | 16 5 | 1 5,560 | 64 | 904 | 158 | 15 | - | 2 | — | 13 | ||
Inspections. | Docks and River. | No. | Nationalities. | No. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1932:— | St. Katharine | 265 | Austrian | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 1,377 | American | 192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentine | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | 11,090 | Eegent's Canal | 428 | BRITISH | 10,485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgian | 123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise | 2,270 | Millwall | 861 | Dutch | 896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West India | 763 | Danish | 379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation | 2,053 | Danzig Free State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 5,560 | Poplar | 127 | Estonian | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East India | 463 | French | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 20,973 | Finnish | 369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victoria | 1,281 | German | 656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eoyal Albert | 1,136 | Italian | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:— | King George V | 929 | Icelandic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese | 204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1932 | 2,173 | Surrey Commercial | 1,832 | Latvian | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tilbury | 1,080 | Norwegian and Swedish. | 1,452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Polish | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | - | Portuguese | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russian | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
River—*Upper District | 2,275 | Roumanian | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
„*Middle„ | 701 | Spanish | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Vessels inspected:— In the Launches— | Yugo-Slavakian | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‚Lower„ | 1,895 | Chilian | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Joseph White" | 1,895 | „ Medway I | Egyptian | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"James Howell" | Hungarian | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Howard Deighton" | Lithuanian | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Vessels | 15,413 | Panama | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"James Howell" | 2.976 | Shore Premises | 5,560 | 15,413 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shore Premises | 5,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total In the Docks, &c. | 4,871 16,102 | Total | 20,973 | Total | 20,973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 20,973 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington* *Middle „ „ „ „ Erith. *Lower „ „ „ Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | Y early Average for the 10 years ending 31st Dec., 1932. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— "Foreign" | 1 13,040 | 13,634 | 12,187 | 12,239 | 11,806 | 12,345 | 12,186 | 12,489 | 11,071 | 11,090 | 12,208.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
"Coastwise," "Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 11,932 | 10,133 | 11,397 | 10,215 | 11,427 | 9,947 | 8,880 | 8,613 | 9,429 | 9,883 | 10,185.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 24,972 | 23,767 | 23,584 | 22,454 | 23,233 | 22,292 | 21,066 | 21,102 | 20,500 | 20,973 | 22,394.3 |