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City of London 1964

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

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Table: APPENDIX IMEDICAL INSPECTION — From 1st January to 31st December, 1964GRAVESEND

APPENDIX I

MEDICAL INSPECTION — From 1st January to 31st December, 1964

GRAVESEND

Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
No. of ships medically inspected138133127116121130128140113121101981,466
No of Passengers8932494898842,3443,2902,8383,2841,340257329616,167
No. of crew3554442132961974611523404712821022363,549
No. of ships arriving from abroad1,2861,1961,2861,3181,2831,3311,3841,2841,2451,2161,1121,09015,031

Table: APPENDIX IIINFECTIOUS DISEASES

APPENDIX II

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Disease1955195619571958195919601961196219631964
(a) Cases reported —
Cholera (including suspected)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow Fever do.——————1———
Typhus Fever do.----------
Smallpox do.1—-——12512
Enteric Fever853751—22—
Scarlet Fever222141—1——
Measles646791716310935606843
German Measles53725281214614
Diphtheria1--1—12---
Erysipelas-1----—-—-
Pulmonary Tuberculosis35323945423926332417
Other diseases (including chickenpox)3682121,328659313956303258198146
TOTALS4843221,4708094291,116381373299222
(b) Admitted to Hospital —
Cholera (including suspected)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow Fever do.—---------
Typhus Fever do.—---------
Smallpox do.———————311
Scarlet Fever——2————1--
Diphtheria-——1—1————
Enteric Fever3—2333—21—
Measles12203558101111711
Mumps10537—93431
Dysentry6-14711494
Other diseases (including chickenpox)5363271114758665868672
TOTALS8488314134931108011110789