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 XXYI.—G eneral Summary , and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections of Vessels, &c., in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1933.
Foreign. | Coastwise. | Inland Navigation. | Shore Premises. | SickSeamenreferred to Hospital | Water Barges. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Lighters (uningabited) | CanalBoats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 bo Cleaned. | No. in District in good condition 31st December, 1932. | New Barges. | Condemned. | Use discontinued. | Previously withdrawn and since resumed work. | No. in District 31st December, 1933. | ||
11,881 | 207 | 1,874 | 144 | .15 | 3 | 1,535 | 85 | 323 | 229 | 35 | 10 | 209 | 2 | 4 | 584 | 10 | 6 | 594 | 4 | 43 | 205 | 16 | — | 6,169 | 563 | 860 | 376 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | |
Inspections. | Docks and River. | No. | Nationalities. | No. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1933:- | St. Katharine | 194 | Austrian | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London | 1,117 | American | 231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazilian | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign 12,025 | Regent's Canal | 379 | BRITISH | 9,860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgian | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise 1,764 | Millwall | 1,044 | Dutch | 1,171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West India | 939 | Danish | 414 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation . 1,592 | Danzig Free State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore 6,169 | Poplar | 117 | Estonian | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East India | 426 | French | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total 21,550 | Finnish | 439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victoria | 1,231 | German | 662 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:— | Royal Albert | 1,176 | Greek | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King George V | 979 | Icelandic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese | 155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1933 2,263 | Surrey Commercial | 1,783 | Latvian | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tilbury | 1,046 | Polish | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | — | Portuguese | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russian | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Vessels inspected:— In the Launches— | River—*Upper District | 1,440 | Roumanian | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
„ *Middle ,, | 1,498 | Spanish | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yugo-Slavakian | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower „ | 2,012 | Egyptian | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,012 | Lithuanian | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
„ Medway | Panama | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Howard Deighton " | Peruvian | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" James Howell" | 2,938 | Total Vessels | 15,381 | 15,381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shore Premises | 6,169 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shore Premises | 6,169 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 4,950 | Total | 21,550 | Total | 21,550 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. j | 6,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 521,550 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. *Middle „ „ ,, „ Erith. *Lower „ „ „ Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924. | 1925. | 1926 | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 193 | 1. 1932. | 1933. | Yearly Average for the 10 years ending 31st j Dec., 1933. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Foreign" | 13,634 | 12,187 | 12,23 | 9 11,806 | 12,345 | 12,186 | 12,489 | 11,C | 71 11,090 | 12,025 | 12,107*2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
" Coastwise," " Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 10,133 | 11,397 | 10,21 | 5 11,427 | 9,947 | 8,880 | 8,613 | 9,429 | 29 9,883 | 9,525 | 9,944.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 23,767 | 23,584 | 22,45 | 4 23,233 | 22,292 | 2 1,06 | 21,102 | 20,500 | 20,973 | 21,550 | 22,052.1 |