Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Foreign. Steam— | Inland Navigation.—Continued Sail- | |||||
Inspected | 8,190 | Inspected | 16 | |||
Defective | 34 | Defective | — | |||
To be cleaned | 1504 | To be cleaned | 4 | |||
Sail— | Lighters— | |||||
Inspected | 21 | Inspected | 990 | |||
Defective | 1 | Defective | 4 | |||
To be cleaned | 1 | To be cleaned | 14 | |||
Coastwise. Steam— | Canal Boats— | |||||
Inspected | 36 | |||||
Defective | 6 | |||||
To be cleaned | — | |||||
Inspected | 2,335 | Shore Premises. | ||||
Defective | 68 | |||||
To be cleaned | 161 | Inspected | 8,889 | |||
Sail- | Defective | 55 | ||||
To be cleaned | 349 | |||||
Inspected | 18 | |||||
Defective | — | Sick Seamen referred to Hospital | 96 | |||
To be cleaned | 3 | |||||
Island Navigation. Steam— | Water Barc.es. | |||||
No. in district in good condition on 31st December, 195113 | ||||||
New Barges | 1 | |||||
Condemned | — | |||||
Inspected | 143 | Use discontinued | — | |||
Defective | 2 | Previously withdrawn and since resumed work | — | |||
To be cleaned | 11 | No. in district on 31st December, 1952 | 14 | |||
American | 97 | |||||
Total Inspections 1st January to 31st December, 1952:— | London and St. Kats. | 821 | Argentinian | 28 | ||
Belgian | 90 | |||||
Regent's Canal | 551 | Brazilian | 1 | |||
British | 8,063 | |||||
Foreign | 8,211 | Surrey Commercial | 1,082 | Chilian | — | |
Coastwise | 2.353 | Costa Rica | 9 | |||
Inland Navigation | 1,149 | Danish | 228 | |||
Shore Premises | 8,889 | East India | 225 | Dutch | 1,181 | |
Total | 20,602 | Egyptian | 1 | |||
Finnish | 116 | |||||
West India | 860 | French | 88 | |||
German | 374 | |||||
Millwall | 628 | Greek | 60 | |||
Honduras | 9 | |||||
Number of Vessels inspected in the Launches:— | Icelandic | 8 | ||||
Royal Albert | 861 | Indian | 40 | |||
Israeli | 30 | |||||
Royal Victoria | 510 | Italian | 57 | |||
"Alfred Roach" | 2,009 | Japanese | 16 | |||
"Howard Deighton" | King George V. | 491 | Liberian | 11 | ||
Monrovian | — | |||||
"Frederick Whittingham" | 1,597 | Pakistan | 11 | |||
River—Upper | 1,597 | Panamanian | 100 | |||
"Alfred Robertson" | 1,106 | Polish | 21 | |||
River—Middle | 1,106 | Portuguese | 10 | |||
Roumanian | 1 | |||||
Russian | 43 | |||||
4,712 | River—Lower | 2,009 | Spanish | 25 | ||
Swede and Norwegian | 886 | |||||
River Medway | Swiss | 10 | ||||
Turkish | 14 | |||||
Tilbury | 972 | Uruguayan | — | |||
Yugo Slavian | 85 | |||||
In Docks, etc. | 7,001 | Total Vessels | 11,713 | Total Vessels | 11,713 | |
Shore Premises | 8,889 | Shore Premises | 8,889 | Shore Premises | 8,889 | |
Total | 20,602 | Total | 20,602 | Total | 20,602 |