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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 1936
[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, 1936.
(a) Gravesend.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Medically Inspected | 149 | 162 | 160 | 175 | 189 | 169 | 177 | 195 | 169 | 205 | 246 | 193 | 2,189 |
| No. of Passengers | 1,768 | 1,560 | 2,155 | 2,590 | 2,600 | 4,815 | 5,484 | 5,257 | 3,648 | 2,616 | 1,596 | 2,333 | 36,422 |
| No. of Crews | 5,826 | 5,991 | 6,341 | 6,570 | 7,878 | 5,382 | 5,908 | 6,202 | 5,399 | 7,953 | 5,573 | 6,915 | 75,938 |
| No. of Foreign Arrivals | 1,005 | 981 | 1,082 | 1,021 | 1,162 | 1,128 | 1,242 | 1,252 | 1,186 | 1,131 | 1,106 | 1,115 | 13,411 |
| (b) Sheerness. | |||||||||||||
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
| No. Medically Inspected | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 200 |
| No. of Passengers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| No. of Crews | 257 | 156 | 226 | 223 | 362 | 523 | 455 | 475 | 411 | 531 | 397 | 313 | 4,329 |
| No. of Foreign Arrivals | 47 | 48 | 53 | 50 | 57 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 57 | 719 |
APPENDIX II. I nfectious D isease.
| disease. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | Mean Annual No. for 10 years ending 31st Dec., 1936. | 1936. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Cases Reported: | |||||||||||
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague (ditto) | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | 14 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 17 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| Diphtheria | 13 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 16 | |
| Enteric Fever | 36 | 72 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 29 | |
| Measles | 21 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 11 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 41 | 16 | |
| German Measles | 5 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Continued Fever | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Tuberculosis:- | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 82 | 86 | 126 | 116 | 147 | 135 | 148 | 114 | 133 | 120 | |
| Other kinds | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | |
| Other diseases (including Chicken-pox) | 667 | 499 | 653 | 904 | 1,118 | 791 | 460 | 516 | 647 | 543 | |
| Total | 866 | 824 | 946 | 1,158 | 1,346 | 1,041 | 701 | 738 | 867 | 749 | |
| (6) Treated in Port Sanitary Hospital: | |||||||||||
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Plague (ditto) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Small-pox | 3* | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Typhus Fever | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2* | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 5* | 5 | 7 | 12* | — | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14* | |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | |
| Measles | 7† | 11 | 18‡ | **12 | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | |
| Erysipelas | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Parotitis | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5* | 1 | |
| Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other diseases (including Chicken-pox) | 20 | 29 | 30 | 19* | 23* | 33 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 36 | |
| Total | 47 | 75 | 87 | 56 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 52 | 66 |
* Includes one contact. ** Includes three contacts. † Includes two contacts. ‡ Includes six contacts.