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City of London 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

Published
1950
Pages
48
Tables
21

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21 tables in this report

  • Page 1
    List of Officers forming the Staff of the Port Health Authority, 31st December, 1949.
    OfficeName of OfficerDate of entering the service
  • Page 2
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    Office.Name of Officer.Date of entering the Service.
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    OfficeName of OfficerDate of entering the service
  • Page 5
    1. AMOUNT OF SHIPPING ENTERING THE PORT DURING THE YEAR. 1949. TABLE A
    NUMBERTONNNAGENUMBER INSPECTEDNUMBER REPORTED TO BE DEFECTIVENUMBER OF VESSELS ON WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIEDNUMBER OF VESSELS ON WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND REPORTED TO MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SURVEYORSNUMBER OF VESSELS REPORTED AS HAVING OR HAVING HAD OURING THE VORAGE,INFECTIONS DISEASES ON BOARD
    BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTHBY THE SANITARY INSPECTOR
  • Page 5
    1A To and from Non-European countries.
    1st Class.2nd Class +3rd ClassTourist Class.Total.
  • Page 5
    Annual Return by the Medical Inspector of Aliens for the year ended 31st December, 1949.
    TOTALNUMBER INSPECTED BY THE MEDICAL INSPECTORNUMBER SUBJECTED TO DETAILED EXAMINATION BY THE MEDICAL INSPECTORSCertificates Issued.TRANS MIGRANTS
    LUNATIC IDIOT OR M.DUNDEGIR- ABLE FOR MEDICAL REASONSPHYSICALLY INEAPAC ITATEDSUFFERING FROM ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISOROEALANDI NG NECESSARY FOR ADEQUATE MEDICAL EXAMINATION
  • Page 8
    CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS LANDED FROM VESSELS.
    DiseaseNumber of cases during the yearNumber of vessels concerned.Average number of case for previous 5 years.
    PassengersCrew
  • Page 22
    16o The incidence of Typhoid and of "excretors" among all persons on board, is shown in the following table
    NumberCases of Typhoid including carriersPercentage
  • Page 29
    RATS DESTROYED DURING 1949. TABLE E. (1) ON VESSELS.
    Number ofJanFebMchAplMayJneJlyAugSepOctNovDecTotal in year.
  • Page 29
    TABLE P. (2) IN DOCKS, QUAYS, WHARVES AND WAREHOUSES.
    Number ofJanFebMchAplMayJneJlyAugSepOctNovDecTotal in year.
  • Page 29
    TABLE G. MEASURES OF RAT DESTRUCTION ON PLAGUE "INFECTED" OR "SUSPECTED" VESSELS OR VESSELS FROM PLAGUE INFECTED PORTS ARRIVING IN THE PORT DURING THE YEAR.
    Total No Of Such vessels ArrivingNumber or Such vessels fumigated By So2NO of rats KilledNumber of Such vessels Fumigated By HCNNO OF Rats killedNo of Such Vessel on which trap- ping, pisoning etc., was EmployedNo of Rats KilledNo of Such Vessel on which Measures of rat Destruction were not carried out.
  • Page 29
    TABLE H. DERATISATI0N CERTIFICATES AND DERATISATI0N EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR.
    Net TonnageNo of shipsNumber of Deratistion certificates issuedNumber of Deratistion Exemption certificates IssuedTotal Certificates Issued
    After Fumigation WithAfter trapping Poisonings ETC.Total
    HCNSo2HCN and So2
  • Page 30
    VI. HYGIENE OF CREWS' SPACES. TABLE J. CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES.
    Nationality of Vesse1.Number in- spected during the year.Defects of Original constructtion.Structural defects through wear and tear.Dirt, vermin and other conditions prejudicial to health.
  • Page 30
    VII. FOOD INSPECTION. The total amount of foodstuffs seized and condemned for human consumption and either reconditioned or disposed of for animal consumption or for industrial purposes under guarantee or destroyed was 1,711 tons 13 cwts. 3 qrs. 10 lbs. as compared with 93 7 tons in 1948 and 1,094 tons in 1947. The following is a summary showing the method of disposal of the foodstuffs seized
    Method of DisposalWEIGHTApproximate percentage of total seized.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 39
    APPENDIX I. MEDICAL INSPECTION - From 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER,1949. GRAVESEND.
    JanFebmchaplMayJneJlyAugSepOctNovDecTotal
  • Page 39
    APPENDIX II. INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
    Disease194019411942194319441945194619471948Mean. annual No for 10 years ending 31st December 19491949.
  • Page 40
    APPENDIX III. DENTON HOSPITAL.
    DISEASEAdmitteddischargedTransferred to Other HospitalsDiedRemaining in Hospital
  • Page 40
    APPENDIX IV. BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OP RATS DURING 1949.
    SourceTotal ExaminedBlack RatsBrown RatsS>eci6S UnknownMiceRats Infects With Plague
    Found DeadTrapped Poisoned, etcFound DeadTrapped Poisoned etcFound DeadTrapped Poisoned etcFound DeadTrapped Poisoned etc
  • Page 41
    APPENDIX V. RETURN OP RATS CAUGHT AND DESTROYED DURING THE YEAR 1949.
    Jan.FebMch.Apl.mayJne .Jly.augSepOct.Nov.DecTotal
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    APPENDIX VII. HYGIENE OF CREW SPACES. CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES 1949.
    British owned Vessels.Foreign owned Vessels.
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    APPENDIX VIII. DOCKS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE PORT HEALTH AUTHORITY.
    DocksWater AreaLineal Quayage
    AcresYardsMilesYards