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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Name of Officer | Nature of Appointment | Date of Appointment | Any other Appointment held |
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Ships from | Number | Net Tonnage | Number Inspected | Number of ships reported as having, or having had during the voyage, infectious disease on board. | |
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By the Port Medical Officer | By the Port Health Inspector |
Unfit | Suspic. | Unsat. | Satis. | Good | Excell. | Totals |
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HYDRANTS | STAND PIPES | DELIVERY HOSE ENDS | TOTALS | |||||||||||||||||||
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Dirty | Unfit | Suspic. | Unsat. | Satis. | Good | Excell. | Dirty | Unfit | Suspic. | Unsat. | Satis. | Good | Excell. | Dirty | Unfit | Suspic. | Unsat. | Satis. | Good | Excell. |
Disease | No. of cases during the year | No. of ships concerned | |
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Passengers | Crew |
Disease | No. of cases during the year | No. of ships concerned | |
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Passengers | Crew |
Number of | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
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No. of Deratting Certificates issued | Number of Deratting Exemption Certificates issued | Total Certificates issued | |||||
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After Fumigation with | After Trapping | After Poisoning | After Trapping and Poisoning | Total | |||
HCN | Other Fumigants (state Method) | ||||||
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 4(a) | 5. | 6. | 7. |
Inspections and Notices | No. of Vessels |
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W eight | Comparable Weight 1961 | |||||||
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tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
Tons. | Cwts. |
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Tons. | Cwts. |
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Tons |
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Commodity | Argentine | Australia | New Zealand | U.S.A. | Yugoslavia | Bechuanaland & S. Africa | Uruguay | T otal |
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Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | Lbs. |
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Commodity | No of Samples | Remarks |
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Commodity | No of Samples | Remarks |
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Samples taken | Salmonella positive | % positive |
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Samples taken | Salmonella positive | % Positive |
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Samples taken | Salmonella positive | % Positive |
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Samples taken | Excessive plate count and/or coagulase — positive staphylococci | % excessively contaminated |
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CITY WHARVES | 'PORT WHARVES | TOTAL | ||||
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Number of samples | Number with excess lead | Number of samples | Number with excess lead | Number of samples | Number with excess lead |
Exporting Country | Lead, parts per Million | |
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1959-1961 | 1962 |
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
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Disease | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
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Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
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Type of Vessels/Premises | Inspected | Defective | To be cleaned |
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Dock and River | No. of Inspections |
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No. of inspections | No. of inspections |
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Dock Group | Docks | Water Area Acres | Lineal Quayage Miles |
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