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City of London 1958

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

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Table: APPENDIX IMEDICAL INSPECTION- From 1st January to 31st December, 1958GRAVESEND

APPENDIX I

MEDICAL INSPECTION- From 1st January to 31st December, 1958

GRAVESEND

Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
No. medically inspected1351261781591421021301501561471501391,714
No. of passengers4974631,0764999543,2903,3363,0742,08159679655317,215
No. of crew57 35065178046143134757853777731,1303367,203
No. of Foreign Arrivals1,0891,0281,1921,1641,1269781,2331,2021,1031,0841,1681,09613,463

Table: APPENDIX IIINFECTIOUS DISEASES

APPENDIX II

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Disease1949195019511952195319541955195619571958
(a) Cases reported-
Cholera (including suspected cases)----------
Plague do.-----—----
Yellow fever do.—————————-
Typhus fever do.5—-———----
Smallpox do.246-111---
Scarlet fever373—2—2221
Enteric fever82978868537
Measles80587456973164679171
German Measles31767136753725
Diphtheria1--2--1--1
Erysipelas-1--1--1--
Pulmonary tuberculosis43415367464335323945
Other diseases (including Chick epox)1241141301281843473682121,328659
TOTALS3432513402743454354843221,470809
(b) Admitted to Hospital-
Cholera (including suspected cases)----------
Plague do.—---------
Yellow fever do.———--—----
Typhus fever do.3—--------
Smallpox do.-----2----
Scarlet fever—-1---—-2-
Diphtheria--1------1
Enteric fever—6-11-3-23
Measles8512316211220355
Mumps311342110537
Dysentery1-11-66-14
Other diseases (including Chickenpox)3456353548325363271114
TOTALS4968634467628488314134