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 XXIII.—General Summary, and Analysis, of the Sanitary Inspections Vessels, &c., in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1936.
Foreign. | Coastwise. | Inland Navigation. | Shore Premises. | Sick Seamenreferred to Hospital | Water Barges. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 1935. | New Barges. | Condemned. | Use discontinued. | Previously with- | drawn and since resumed work. | No. in District 31st December, 1936. | |
11,105 | 5611 | 1,308 | 28 | 3 | — | 2,786 | 154 | 336 | 461 | 70 | 33 | 202 | 2 | 10 | 157 | — | 5 | 625 | 43 | 109 | 167 | 7 | 2 | 6,070 | 177 | 1,089 | 200 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Inspections. | Docks and River. | No. | Nationalities. | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Inspections from 1st January to 31st | St. Katharine | 184 | American | 247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BRITISH | 9,603 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December. 1936:— | London | 1,226 | Brazilian | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign | 1,133 | Regent's Canal | 566 | Bulgarian | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgian | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastwise | 3,247 | Millwall | 896 | Dutch | 1,294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | 419 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inland Navigation | 1,151 | West India | 939 | Danzig Free State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises on shore | 6,070 | Poplar | 156 | Egyptian | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 21,601 | East India | 209 | Egyptian | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victoria | 874 | Finnish | 626 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | 630 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Albert | 1,145 | Greek | 153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleansing of Crew's Quarters, &c.:— | King George V ... | 743 | Hungarian | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Surrey Commercial | 2,042 | Italian | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total No. of Vessels from 1st January to 31st December, 1936 1,6 | Tilbury | 1,137 | Japanese Latvian | 123 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend District | Lithuanian | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.803 | Mexican | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
River—* Upper District | 2,035 | Norwegian and Swedish | 1,670 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Vessels inspected:— In the Launches— | Panama | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
„Middle „ | 1,578 | Polish | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
„ *Lower „ | 1,801 | Portuguese | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
" Howard Deighton" | 1,801 | Russian | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
„ Medway | Roumanian | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spanish | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Frederick Whittingham " | 3,613 | Total Vessels | 15,531 | Yugo-Slavakian | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"James Howell" | Shore Premises | 6,070 | Shore Premises | 15,531 6,070 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5,414 | Total | 21,601 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Docks, &c. | 16,187 | Total | 21,601 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 21,601 | *Upper District extends from Greenwich to Teddington. *Middle „ „ „ „ Erith. *Lower „ „ „ Erith to outer limits of the Port of London. |
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1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | Y early Average for the 10 years ending 31st Deo., 1936. | |
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Total number of Inspections of vessels from— | |||||||||||
"Foreign" | 11,806 | 12,345 | 12,186 | 12,489 | 11,071 | 11,090 | 12,025 | 10,052 | 11,685 | 11,133 | 11,588.2 |
" Coastwise," " Inland Navigation," and other Inspections | 11,427 | 9,947 | 8,880 | 8,613 | 9,429 | 9,883 | 9,525 | 10,804 | 10,826 | 10,468 | 9,980.2 |
Total | 23,233 | 22.292 | 21,066 | 21,102 | 20,500 | 20,973 | 21,550 | 20,856 | 22,511 | 21,601 | 21,568.4 |