London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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1. AMOUNT OF SHIPPING ENTERING THE PORT
DURING THE YEAR, 1948.
TABLE A.
| Number | Tonnage | Number Inspected | Number Reported to Be Defective | Number of Vessels on Which Defects were Found | Number of Vessels on Which Defects were fond and Reported to Ministry of Transport;s Surveyors. | Number of Vessels reported as having or Having had, During the Voyage,Inspectiious Disease on Board. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By the medical officer of health | By the Saintary inspector | ||||||||
| Reign | Steamers | 4,307 | 9,714,861 | 1,130 | 7,109 | 876 | 823 | 45 | 132 |
| MOTOR | 3,874 | 4,093,444 | 394 | - | |||||
| Sailing | 1 | 2,154 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 18 | - | - | |
| Fishing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total Foreign | 8,182 | 13,810,459 | 1,525 | 7,124 | 894 | 841 | 45 | 132 | |
| Coast wise | Steamers | 7,541 | 7,074,343 | 1 | 2,194 | 189 | 160 | 41 | 1 |
| MOTOR | 3,871 | 1,201,635 | - | - | |||||
| Sailing | 435 | 29,676 | - | 184 | 11 | 11 | - | - | |
| Finishing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total Coastwise | 11,847 | 8,305,654 | 1 | 2,378 | 200 | 171 | 41 | 1 | |
| Foreign and Coastwise | 20,029 | 22,116,113 | 1,526 | 9,502 | 1,094 | 1,012 | 86 | 133 | |
11. CHARACTER AND TRADE OF THE PORT.
TABLE B. (a) Passenger traffic during the year.
(l) To and Prom Non-European Countries.
| 1st Class. | 2nd Class* | 3rd Class | Tourist Class | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INWARD | 14,397. | 5,029. | 781. | 14,565. | 34,772. | ||
| OUTWARD | 17,570. | 5,049. | 719. | 23,396. | 46,734. | ||
| *Includes Cabin Class. | |||||||
(ll) To and From the Continent of Europe.
INWARD 38,355.
OUTWARD 34,762.
Countries from which passengers principally arrive: India,
Australia, New Zealand, South America, South Africa, the Par East and
the United States of America.
(b) Cargo Traffic (Imports and Exports).
Particulars for the year 1948 are not available.
(c) Foreign Ports from which vessels arrive:- The
Port of London trades with all parts of the world.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OP ALIENS.
Annual Return by the Medical Inspector of Aliens for the year ended 31st December,1948.
| Total | Number Inspected By the Medical Inspector | Number Subjected To Detailed Examination By the Medical Inspector | Certificates Issued. | Trans migration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunatic Ididot or M.D. | Undesirable \for medical reasons. | physically Incapicated | Suffering from Acute Infectious Disease | Landing Necessary for Adequate Medical Examination | |||||
| Total number of aliens landing at the port. | 42,260 | 32,946 | 1,339 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Alien & Refused Permission to Land by the Immigration Officer. | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Transmigrants. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Aliens Arriving at the Port. | 42,362 | 32,946 | 1,339 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Total number of vessels arriving carrying Alien passengers-
2,111.
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