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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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MEDICAL INSPECTION —From 1st January to 31st December, 1961
GRAVESEND
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of ships medically inspected | 140 | 133 | 141 | 151 | 166 | 149 | 134 | 149 | 133 | 144 | 138 | 1,739 | |
| No. of passengers | 518 | 321 | 818 | 2,058 | 1,227 | 3,788 | 4,022 | 3,254 | 2,177 | 1,063 | 385 | 796 | 20,427 |
| No. of crew | 487 | 620 | 749 | 745 | 418 | 660 | 552 | 779 | 498 | 703 | 796 | 8,095 | |
| No. of ships arriving from abroad | 1,105 | 1,037 | 1,184 | 1,091 | 1,217 | 1,212 | 1,340 | 1,166 | 1,230 | 1,062 | 1,260 | 1,158 | 14,062 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Disease | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Cases reported- | ||||||||||
| Cholera (including suspected | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - |
| Plague do. | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Yellow Fever do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||
| Typhus Fever do. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Smallpox do. | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 56 | 97 | 31 | 64 | 67 | 91 | 71 | 63 | 109 | 35 |
| German Measles | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Diptheria | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Erysipelas | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | - | |||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 67 | 46 | 43 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 26 |
| Other diseases (including chickenpox) | 128 | 184 | 347 | 368 | 212 | 1,328 | 659 | 313 | 956 | 303 |
| Totals | 274 | 345 | 435 | 484. | 322 | 1,470 | 809 | 429 | 1,116 | 381 |
| (b) Admitted to Hospital- | ||||||||||
| Cholera (including suspected) | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | - |
| Plague do. | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Yellow Fever do. | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Typhus Fever do. | - | - | - | |||||||
| Smallpox do. | 2 | - | - | |||||||
| Scarlet Fever | - | 2 | ||||||||
| Diptheria | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Measles | 3 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Mumps | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other diseases (including chickenpox) | 35 | 48 | 32 | 53 | 63 | 271 | 114 | 75 | 86 | 65 |
| Totals | 44 | 67 | 62 | 84 | 88 | 314 | 134 | 93 | 110 | 80 |