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.— General Summary , and Analysis,, of the Sanitary Inspections Vessels, &c., in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1935.
| Foreign. | Coastwise. | Inland Navigation. | Shore Premises. | (SickSeamenreferred toHospital | Water Barges. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Steam. | Sail. | Lighters (uninhabited) | 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 be Cleaned. | No. in District in good condition 31st December, 1934. | New Barges. | Condemned. | Use discontinued. | Previously withdrawn and since resumed work. | No. in District 31st December, 1935, | ||
| 11,657 | 421 | 1,249 | 28 | 2,374 | 131 | 332 | 395 | 44 | 16 | 202 | 5 | 12 | 124 | 18 | 4 | 838 | 24 | 160 | 129 | 23 | 6 | 6,764 | 62 | 1,272 | 140 | 12 | 12 | |||||||
| Inspections. | Docks and River. | No. | Nationalities. | No. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st December, 1935:— | St. Katharine | 200 | American | 252 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| London | 1,040 | BRITISH | 9,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgarian | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign 11,685 | Regent's Canal | 476 | Belgian | 161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch | 1,502 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastwise 2,769 | Millwall | 899 | Danish | 513 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inland Navigation .1,293 | West India | 933 | Danzig Free State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estonian | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premises on shore 6,764 | Poplar | 122 | French | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finnish | 526 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East India | 253 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German | 689 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total 22,511 | Victoria | 910 | Greek | 174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italian | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Albert | 1,102 | Icelandic | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:— | King George V | 717 | Japanese | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latvian | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1935 1,779 | Surrey Commercial | 1,878 | Norwegian and Swedish | 1,580 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tilbury | 1,073 | Polish | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portuguese | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gravesend District | Russian | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| River—*Upper District | 2,867 | Roumanian | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spanish | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Vessels inspected:— In the Launches | „ *Middle „ | 1,707 | Yugo-Slavakian | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egyptian | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| „ *Lower „ | Hungarian | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| " Howard Deighton " 1,570 | ,, Medwav | 1,570 | Panama | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| " Frederick 1 Whittingham " 4,574 | Total Vessels 15,747 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "James Howell" | Shore Premises 6,764 | Shore Premises 15,747 | 6,764 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total 6,144 | Total 22,511 | Total 22,511 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In the Docks, &c. 16,367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total 22,511 | "Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Middle „ „ „ „ Erith. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Lower Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
APPENDIX XXYI.— General Summary , and Analysis,, of the Sanitary Inspections Vessels, &c., in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1935.
| 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | Yearly Average for the 10 years ending 31st Dec., 1935. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of In | |||||||||||
| spections of vessels | |||||||||||
| from— | |||||||||||
| "Foreign" | 12,239 | 11,806 | 12,345 | 12,186 | 12,489 | 11,071 | 11,090 | 12,025 | 10,052 | 11,685 | 11,698-8 |
| " Coastwise," " In | |||||||||||
| land Navigation," | |||||||||||
| and other Inspec | |||||||||||
| tions ...... | 10,215 | 11,427 | 9,947 | 8,880 | 8,613 | 9,429 | 9,883 | 9,525 | 10,804 | 10,826 | 9,954-9 |
| Total | 22,454 | 23,233 | 22,292 | 21,066 | 21,102 | 20,500 | 20,973 | 21,550 | 20,856 | 22,511 | 21,653-7 |