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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX I
MEDICAL INSPECTION - From 1st January to 31st Decembers 1951 .
GRAVESEND .
| Jan | Feb | Mch | Apl | May | Jne | Jly | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No .Medically-Inspected. | 139 | 136 | 145 | 137 | 161 | 164 | 204 | 195 | 176 | 156 | 124 | 143 | 1,88 |
| No.of Passengers. | 1103 | 650 | 1221 | 2338 | 2844 | 4884 | 6318 | 6270 | 4670 | 1818 | 802 | 814 | 33,731 |
| No. of Crew. | 502 | 443 | 458 | 727 | 948 | 326 | 595 | 1065 | 826 | 750 | 511 | 336 | 7,488 |
| No. of Foreign Arrivals. | 825 | 811 | 893 | 927 | 961 | 910 | 1002 | 988 | 886 | 932 | 796 | 830 | 10,761 |
APPENDIX II INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| DISEASE | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | Mean Annual He for 10 years ending 31st December,1951 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Cases Reported- | ||||||||||
| CH0LERA (including suspected cases) | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | - | ||
| PLAGUE do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| YELLOW FEVER do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TYPHUS FEVER | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 0.7 |
| SMALLPOX | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.4 |
| SCARLET FEVER | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.4 |
| ENTERIC FEVER | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 9 | 12.7 |
| MEASLES | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 99 | 80 | 58 | 35.9 |
| GERMAN MEASLES | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10.6 |
| DIPHTHERIA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 3.4 |
| ERYSIPELAS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS | 5 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 25.4 |
| OTHER DISEASES | ||||||||||
| (including CHICKENP0X) | 179 | 273 | 180 | 115 | 79 | 102 | 106 | 124 | 114 | 140.2 |
| Totals | 196 | 295 | 197 | 154 | 141 | 183 | 259 | 343 | 251 | 235.9 |
| (b) Admitted to Hospital- | ||||||||||
| CHOLERA (including suspected cases) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| YELLOW FEVER do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| PLAGUE do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TYPHUS FEVER | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 0.4 |
| SMALLPOX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SCARLET FEVER | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 2.1 |
| DIPHTHERIA | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 3.0 |
| ENTERIC FEVER | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 6 | 1.5 |
| MEASLES | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 7.1 |
| PROTITIS | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.3 |
| DYSENTERY | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 2.3 |
| OTHER DISEASES | ||||||||||
| (including CHICKENPOX) | 15 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 43 | 60 | 80 | 34 | 56 | 42.3 |
| Totals | 24 | 25 | 46 | 68 | 71 | 86 | 120 | 49 | 68 | 62.0 |
APPENDIX III DENTON HOSPITAL.
| Disease | Admitted. | Discharged. | Transferred to other Hospitals | Died | Remaining Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICKENPOX | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| MUMPS | 13 | 13 | - | - | - |
| MEASLES | 12 | 12 | - | - | - |
| SCARLET FEVER | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| GERMAN MEASLES | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| DIPHTHERIA | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| DYSENTERY | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| OTHER DISEASES | 21 | 21 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 63 | 63 | - | - | - |
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December,1950 Nil.
Admitted during 1951 63.
Discharged, Transferred or Died 63.
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