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City of London 1935

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

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Table: APPENDIX I.MEDICAL INSPECTION. From 1st January to 31st December, 1935.(a) Gravesend.

APPENDIX I.

MEDICAL INSPECTION. From 1st January to 31st December, 1935.

(a) Gravesend.

Jan.Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
No. Medically Inspected1521711741741741751721661781691521562,013
No. of Passengers1,3142,4742,3702,5602,2113,0643,9303,9003,0572,3341,0231,48929,726
No. of Crews5,1186,2276,2126,8406,3135,7715,5056,5115,8266,9796,1606,37373,835
No. of Foreign Arrivals9818971,0599961,0891,1431,1921,1901,2031,1441,0911,07013,055
(b) Sheerness.
Jan.Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSept,Oct.Nov.DecTotal.
No. Medically Inspected9119121521172118161720186
No. of Passengers—-———————————
No. of Crews1812551902752764863784723783313614344,017
No. of Foreign Arrivals414752486363556256725957675

Table: APPENDIX II.Infectious Disease.

APPENDIX II.

Infectious Disease.

DISEASE.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.1934.Mean Annual No. for 10 years ending 31st Dec., 1935.1935.
(a) Cases Reported :
Cholera (including suspected cases)26652113--4.4-
Yellow Fever (ditto)2--------.2-
Plague (ditto)121-----.4-
Small-pox201482211141441112.24
Scarlet Fever61716112971221713.59
Diphtheria131313179161071311.65
Enteric Fever50367246252323292334.316
Measles94214748501125263840.141
German Measles7565963224513.48
Erysipelas5244222122.62
Typhus Fever---------.11
Continued Fever422-1----.9-
Relapsing Fever--1------.1-
Tuberculosis:—
Pulmonary868286126116147135148114117.3133
Other kinds2147444193.71
Other diseases (including Chickenpox)4716674996539041,118791460516672.6647
Total7878668249461,1581,3461,041701738927.4867
(6) Treated in Port Sanitary Hospital :
Cholera (including suspected cases)-----------
Yellow Fever (ditto)-----------
Plague (ditto)-----------
Small-pox53*-412-
Typhus Fever---------0.22*
Scarlet Fever85*5712*-41556.32
Diphtheria2695314423.71
Enteric Fever146202394961110.86
Measles97†1118‡**12-12138.310
Erysipelas2-1-1----.4-
Parotitis-----212443.65*
Continued Fever---------
Other diseases (including Chicken- pox)2320293019*23*33222124.626
Total63477587564953535659.152

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* Includes one contact. ** Includes three contacts. † Includes two contacts. ‡ Includes six contacts.