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City of London 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX VI - General Summary and Analysis of the Sanitary
Inspections of Vessels etc., in the port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1947-»
| Foreign | Coastwise | Inland Navigation | Shore Premises | Sick Seamen Referred To Hospital | Water Barges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEAM | Sail. | STEAVI | SAIL. | Stbam | Sail | /ONINMAA | Canal Boa-ts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 on 31st December, 1946 | New Barges. | Condemned.. | Use Discontinued. | Previously With- Drawn and Since resumed Work. | No. in District 31st December1947. | |
| 6737 | 375 | 741 | 4 | 3 | - | 1690 | 71 | 105 | 96 | - | - | 40 | - | 3 | 6 | - | - | 4-63 | 3 | 33 | - | - | - | 10,241 | 361 | 549 | 254 | 11 | - | — | - | - | 11 |
| INSPECTION | DOCKS AND River | NO. | NATIONALITIES | No. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Inspections from 1st January To 31st December, 1947:- | St. Katharine | 3 | American | 285 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign | 6,741 | London | 966 | British | 6,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastwise | 1,786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inland Navign | 509 | Regent's Canal | 225 | Chinese | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shore Premises | 10,241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 19,277 | Millwall | 597 | Danish | 137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch | 556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleansing of Crew's Quarters Etc. Total Number of Vessels from 1st January To 31st December, 1947. | 822 | West India | 612 | Egyptian | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East India | 193 | Finnish | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Victoria | 629 | German | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Albert | 889 | Greek | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King George V. | 649 | Honduras | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NUmber of Vessels Inspected in the launches:- | Icelandic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrey Commercial | 838 | Italian | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Hwoard Deighton" | 225 | Tilbury | 1233 | Panamanian | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philipine | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Frederick Whittingham" | 1,276 | River- Upper District | 1276 | Polish | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -Do- Middle -Do- | 701 | Russian | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Alfred Robertson" | 701 | Swede. & Norwegian | 621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -Do- Lower -Do- | 225 | "Yufio- Slavian | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -Do- Medway | Span1SH | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,202 | Total Vessels | 9,036 | 9,036 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On the Docks &c. | 6,834 | Shore Premises | 10,241 | Shore Premises | 10,241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 9,036 | Total | 19,277 | Total | 19,277 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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