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City of London 1952

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

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APPENDIX I.

MEDICAL INSPECTION—From 1st January to 31st December, 1952.

GRAVESEND.

Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
No. medically inspected1361681861811601641791781461571511341,940
No. of Passengers9728151,1511,5042,4495,0986,1085,4043,8911,37770765730,133
No. of Crew4699345736779654863164661,0777061,0067308,405
No. of Foreign Arrivals83982189288289690791789180488285883910,428

APPENDIX II.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

Disease.194319441945194619471948194919501951Mean Annual No. for 10 years ending 31st December, 19521952
(a) Cases reported— Cholera (including suspected cases)-----------
Plague do.---
Yellow fever do.-----------
Typhus fever1150.7-
Smallpox1-5232462.3-
Scarlet fever54521033734.2-
Enteric fever49510829713.48
Measles11811269980587441.456
German measlesI-26533176711.713
Diphtheria35585213.12
Erysipelas--11-0.2
Pulmonary tuberculosis1261421273243415331.667
Other diseases (including Chicken pox)27318011579102106124114130135.1128
Totals295197154141183259343251340243.7274
(b)Admitted to Hospital-Cholera (including suspected cases)-----------
Plague do.-
Yellow fever do.-----------
Typhus fever13-0.4
Smallpox----------
Scarlet fever5442311.9
Diphtheria24574212.5
Enteric fever32361.51
Measles146102485127.33
Parotitis23151431133.74
Dysentery Other diseases1893112.41
(including Chicken pox)16345043608034563544.335
Totals254668718612049686364.044

APPENDIX III.

DENTON HOSPITAL.

Disease.Admitted.Discharged.Transferred to other Hospitals.Died.Remaining in Hospital.
Chicken pox1385
Parotitis44
Measles321
Enteric fever11
German measles44
Pneumonia11
Dysentery11
Other diseases17791
Totals4425172

Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1951 Nil.
Admitted during 1952 44
Discharged, transferred or died 44
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