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City of London 1959

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

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Table: APPENDIX 1MEDICAL INSPECTION - From 1st January to 31st December, 1959GRAVESEND

APPENDIX 1

MEDICAL INSPECTION - From 1st January to 31st December, 1959

GRAVESEND

Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
No. medically inspected1531311391411741491571611601441461381,793
No. of passengers5285477604641,4044,4263,3123,3542,59582250327218,987
No. of crew8828755044551,0193453055271,1515006011,0488,212
No. of Foreign Arrivals1,1339091,1721,1851,2111,1871,2961,1571,1651,1361,1381,07313,762

Table: APPENDIX IIINFECTIOUS DISEASES

APPENDIX II

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Disease1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
(a) Cases reported—
Cholera (including suspected cases)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow fever do.----------
Typhus fever do.---------
Smallpox do.46-111----
Scarlet fever73-2-22214
Enteric fever9788685375
Measles58745697316467917163
German Measles17671367537252
Diphtheria--2--1--1-
Erysipelas1--1--1---
Pulmonary tuberculosis41536746433532394542
Other diseases (including Chickenpox)1141301281843473682121,328659313
TOTALS2513402743454354843221,470809429
(b) Admitted to Hospital— Cholera (including suspected cases)——————————
Plague do.----------
Yellow fever do.----------
Typhus fever do.----------
Smallpox do.----2—----
Scarlet fever-1-----2--
Diphtheria-1------1-
Enteric fever6-11-3-233
Measles5123162112203558
Mumps11342110537-
Dysentery-11-66-147
Other diseases (including Chickenpox)5635354832536327111475
TOTALS6863446762848831413493