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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Office | Name of Officer | Date of entering the service. |
|---|---|---|
| Navigator (senior) | W.S. Stiwason | March 1944 |
| do. | W.G.A. King | September 1939 |
| do. | C.R. Simons | August 1938 |
| Engineer (senior) | S.J. Crutchley | June 1939 |
| do. | A. Cook | July 1938 |
| do. | E.G. Smith | January 1946 |
| do. | J.F. Trice M.B.E | September 1947 |
| Deckhand | A.R.L. Potter | July 1945 |
| do. | Simmons | July 1945 |
| do. (Three Vacancies) | - | - |
| do. (Acting) | R.A. Mantripp | March 1945 |
| do. (Acting) | L.J. Nicholls | September 1945 |
| do. (Acting) | C. Sams | January 1946 |
| Deckboy | G.A. Simmonds | February 1947 |
| do. | C.F. Bowen | December 1945 |
| do. | B. Bowen | June 1947 |
| do. | A.R. Watkins | August 1948 |
| do. | J.J. Easterbrook | October 1948 |
| do. | R.F. Day | June 1948 |
| Steward (Part Time) | J.F. Smeed | July 1927 |
| Shipkeeper | A.R. Burge | August 1945 |
| do. | E. Alewood | January 1947 |
| Watchman | E.W.S. Edmonds | September 1933 |
| do. | H.J. Mason | August 1946 |
January 1949.
To
THE WORSHIPFUL
THE PORT OF LONDON HEALTH COMMITTEE.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report as Medical Officer of Health of
the Port of London.
On the 11th October, 1943, the following letter was received from the
Secretary of the Ministry of Health:-
"I am directed by the Minister of Health to request that the Annual Report
of the Medical Officer of Health for 1948 be prepared on the lines
indicated in Memorandum 302/S.A, and that three copies of the Report may
be forwarded to the Ministry".
The directives of Memo. 302/S.A. have been followed in so far as the information
asked for is available.
Tonnage. The tonnage of vessels entering the Port of London during 1948 was
22,116,113 tons as compared with 19,923,674 tons during 1947. Eight thousand one
hundred and eighty two vessels arrived from foreign ports and of these 1,525 were
boarded by your Medical Officers. (Table A).
Communicable Disease. Two hundred and fifty nine cases of notifiable communicable
deceases (including malaria) were reported as having occurred on 133 vessels
during the voyage, of which 144 were landed in the Port. (Tables C & D) .
One hundred and twenty cases, particulars of which are given in Appendix II(b),
were admitted to the Port Isolation Hospital at Denton.
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