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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 1953
[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 | 158 | 148 | 165 | 191 | 184 | 153 | 131 | 156 | 171 | 188 | 176 | 179 | 2,000 |
| No. of Passengers | 571 | 344 | 811 | 1,199 | 2,069 | 3,923 | 5,015 | 3,307 | 1,773 | 1,332 | 589 | 658 | 21,591 |
| No. of Crew | 231 | 407 | 653 | 587 | 386 | 145 | 280 | 526 | 802 | 424 | 373 | 693 | 5,507 |
| No. of Foreign | |||||||||||||
| Arrivals | 881 | 837 | 924 | 946 | 1,010 | 987 | 1,059 | 988 | 967 | 959 | 972 | 962 | 11,492 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Disease. | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | Mean Annual No. for 10 years ending 31st December, 1953 | 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Plague do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yellow fever do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus fever | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.7 | — |
| Smallpox | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 2.4 | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 3.9 | 2 |
| Enteric fever | - | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 9 | 7 | 14.2 | ||
| Measles | 1 | 26 | 99 | 80 | 58 | 74 | 56 | 51.0 | 97 | ||
| German measles | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 13 | 6 | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2.8 | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 0.3 | 1 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 6 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 53 | 67 | 35.0 | 46 |
| Other diseases (including Chickenpox) | 180 | 115 | 79 | 102 | 106 | 124 | 114 | 130 | 126.2 | 184 | |
| Totals ... | 197 | 154 | 141 | 260 | 343 | 251 | 340 | 274 | 248.7 | 345 | |
| (b)Admitted to Hospital. Cholera (including suspected cases) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yellow fever do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.4 | — |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1.4 | — |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2.3 | — |
| Enteric fever | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | - | 1 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8.9 | 16 | |
| Parotitis | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | — | |
| Other diseases (including Chickenpox) | 34 | 50 | 43 | 60 | 80 | 34 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 47.5 | 48 |
| Totals | 46 | 68 | 71 | 86 | 120 | 49 | 68 | 63 | 44 | 68.2 | 67 |