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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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1. AMOUNT OF SHIPPING ENTERING THE PORT
DURING Tffl YEAR. 1949.
1. AMOUNT OF SHIPPING ENTERING THE PORT DURING THE YEAR. 1949.
TABLE A
| NUMBER | TONNNAGE | NUMBER INSPECTED | NUMBER REPORTED TO BE DEFECTIVE | NUMBER OF VESSELS ON WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED | NUMBER OF VESSELS ON WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND REPORTED TO MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SURVEYORS | NUMBER OF VESSELS REPORTED AS HAVING OR HAVING HAD OURING THE VORAGE,INFECTIONS DISEASES ON BOARD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH | BY THE SANITARY INSPECTOR | ||||||||
| FOREIGN | STEAMERS | 4,563 | 10,552,443 | 1,208 | 6,964 | 682 | 635 | ||
| MOTOR | 4,657 | 5,087, 138 | 396 | ||||||
| — | - | — | - | - | - | — | - | ||
| FISHING | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | |
| FOREIGN | 15,639,581 | 1,684 | 6,964 | 662 | 635 | 141 | |||
| EAST- WISE | STEMERS | 7,266,968 | - | 2,169 | 368 | 296 | 25 | — | |
| MOTORS | 4,260 | 20,166 | - | — | |||||
| SAILING | - | 249 | 20 | 20 | - | — | |||
| FISHING | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL COASTWISE | 12,173 | 8,824,144 | - | 2,418 | 388 | 316 | 25 | - | |
| TOTAL FOREIGN COASTWISE | 21,393 | 24,463,725 | 9,382 | 1,070 | 951 | 40 | 141 | ||
II. CHARACTER AND TRADE OF TITS PORT.
TABLE B.
(a) Passenger traffic during the year.
1A To and from Non-European countries.
| 1st Class. | 2nd Class + | 3rd Class | Tourist Class. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INWARD | 17,969. | 1,012. | 375. | 24,778. | 44,134. |
| OUTWARD | 23,727. | 3,545. | 1,195. | 35,128. | 63,595. |
+ Includes Cabin Class.
(11) To and from the Continent of Europe.
INWARD 37,464.
OUTWARD 33,839.
Countries from which passengers principally arrive: India,
Australia, New Zealand, South America, South Africa, the Far East and
the United States of America.
(b) Cargo Traffic (Imports and Exports).
Particulars for the year 1949 are not available.
(c) Foreign ports from which vessels arrive The Port
of London trades with all parts of the world.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF ALIENS.
Annual Return by the Medical Inspector of Aliens for the year ended 31st December, 1949.
| TOTAL | NUMBER INSPECTED BY THE MEDICAL INSPECTOR | NUMBER SUBJECTED TO DETAILED EXAMINATION BY THE MEDICAL INSPECTORS | Certificates Issued. | TRANS MIGRANTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUNATIC IDIOT OR M.D | UNDEGIR- ABLE FOR MEDICAL REASONS | PHYSICALLY INEAPAC ITATED | SUFFERING FROM ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISOROEA | LANDI NG NECESSARY FOR ADEQUATE MEDICAL EXAMINATION | |||||
| TOTAL NUMBER OF FORIENS LANDING AT THE PORT | 27,669 | 916 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ALIENS REFUSED PERMISSION TO LAND BY THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| TRANSMIGRANTS | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| TOTAL ALIGNS ARRIYING AT THE PORT | 27,760 | 18,849 | 916 | 2 | - | - | — | — | - |
Total number of vessels arriving carrying Alien passengers - 1,693.
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