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City of London 1963

[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, 1963GRAVESEND

APPENDIX 1

MEDICAL INSPECTION — From 1st January to 31st December, 1963

GRAVESEND

Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
No. of ships medically inspected1481141371611431651701361441221201131,673
No of Passengers5095358642,3031,7994,5444,7993,8061,36525236745321,592
No. of crew6072473953015424095732284003832335514,869
No. of ships arriving from abroad1,0819801,2061,1821,2531,3331,3911,2721,3651,1411,1201,15914,483

Table: APPENDIX IIINFECTIOUS DISEASES

APPENDIX II

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Disease1954195519561957195819591960196119621963
(a) Cases reported-
Cholera (including suspected)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow Fever do.-----—-1--
Typhus Fever do.----------
Smallpox do.11----1251
Enteric Fever6853751-22
Scarlet Fever-222141-1-
Measles316467917163109356068
German Measles7537252812146
Diphtheria-1--1-12--
Erysipelas--1-------
Pulmonary Tuberculosis43353239454239263324
Other diseases (including chickenpox)3473682121,328659313956303258198
TOTALS4354843221,4708094291,116381373299
(b) Admitted to Hospital —
Cholera (including suspected)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow Fever do.----------
Typhus Fever do.----------
Smallpox do.2-------31
Scarlet Fever-—-2----1-
Diphtheria----1-1---
Enteric Fever-3-2333-21
Measles21122035581011117
Mumps110537-9343
Dysentery66-1471149
Other diseases (including chickenpox)3253632711147586658686
TOTALS6284883141349311080111107