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City of London 1962

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

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APPENDIX I

Table: MEDICAL INSPECTION — From 1st January to 31st December 1962GRAVESEND

MEDICAL INSPECTION — From 1st January to 31st December 1962

GRAVESEND

Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
No. of ships medically inspected1461101421411471421461541481581381211,693
No. of passengers24255578147773,3513,6743,0062,90271937959516,823
No. of crew1,0396915056883622085785647843271512936,190
No. of ships arriving from abroad1,1261,0011,2471,2231,2681,2561,3951,2171,3341,2671,1211,02314,478

Table: APPENDIX IIINFECTIOUS DISEASES

APPENDIX II

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Disease1953195419551956195719581959196019611962
(a) Cases reported -
Cholera (including suspected)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow Fever do.--------1-
Typhus Fever do.----------
Smallpox do.111----125
Enteric Fever86853751-2
Scarlet Fever2-222141-1
Measles973164679171631093560
German Measles6753725281214
Diphtheria--1--1-12-
Erysipelas1--1------
Pulmonary Tuberculosis46433532394542392633
Other diseases (including chickenpox)1843473682121,328659313956303258
TOTALS3454354843221,4708094291,116381373
(b) Admitted to Hospital -
Cholera (including suspected)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow Fever do.----------
Typhus Fever do.--' --------
Smallpox do.-2-------3
Scarlet Fever----2----1
Diphtheria-----1-1--
Enteric Fever1-3-2333-2
Measles162112203558101111
Mumps2110537-934
Dysentery-66-147114
Ot Other diseases (including chickenpox)4832536327111475866586
TOTALS676284883141349311080111