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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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GRAVESEND.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. medically inspected | 136 | 168 | 186 | 181 | 160 | 164 | 179 | 178 | 146 | 157 | 151 | 134 | 1,940 |
| No. of Passengers | 972 | 815 | 1,151 | 1,504 | 2,449 | 5,098 | 6,108 | 5,404 | 3,891 | 1,377 | 707 | 657 | 30,133 |
| No. of Crew | 469 | 934 | 573 | 677 | 965 | 486 | 316 | 466 | 1,077 | 706 | 1,006 | 730 | 8,405 |
| No. of Foreign Arrivals | 839 | 821 | 892 | 882 | 896 | 907 | 917 | 891 | 804 | 882 | 858 | 839 | 10,428 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Disease. | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | Mean Annual No. for 10 years ending 31st December, 1952 | 1952 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Plague do. | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - |
| Yellow fever do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 0.7 | - |
| Smallpox | — | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.3 | - |
| Scarlet fever | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4.2 | - |
| Enteric fever | — | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 9 | 7 | 13.4 | 8 |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 99 | 80 | 58 | 74 | 41.4 | 56 |
| German measles | I | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 11.7 | 13 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3.1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | - | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 0.2 | — |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 12 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 53 | 31.6 | 67 |
| Other diseases (including Chicken pox) | 273 | 180 | 115 | 79 | 102 | 106 | 124 | 114 | 130 | 135.1 | 128 |
| Totals | 295 | 197 | 154 | 141 | 183 | 259 | 343 | 251 | 340 | 243.7 | 274 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Plague do. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Yellow fever do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | - | 0.4 | — |
| Smallpox | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1.9 | — |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2.5 | — |
| Enteric fever | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 1.5 | 1 |
| Measles | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7.3 | 3 |
| Parotitis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Dysentery Other diseases | — | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2.4 | 1 |
| (including Chicken pox) | 16 | 34 | 50 | 43 | 60 | 80 | 34 | 56 | 35 | 44.3 | 35 |
| Totals | 25 | 46 | 68 | 71 | 86 | 120 | 49 | 68 | 63 | 64.0 | 44 |
DENTON HOSPITAL.
| Disease. | Admitted. | Discharged. | Transferred to other Hospitals. | Died. | Remaining in Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken pox | 13 | 8 | 5 | — | — |
| Parotitis | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Enteric fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| German measles | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Other diseases | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 44 | 25 | 17 | 2 | — |
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1951 Nil.
Admitted during 1952 44
Discharged, transferred or died 44
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