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City of London 1965

[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, 1965.GRAVESEND

APPENDIX I

MEDICAL INSPECTION — From 1st January to 31st December, 1965.

GRAVESEND

Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
No. of ships medically inspected1061161221171071401421381021211001291,440
No of Passengers536523461396446526,6633,88972273840052415,422
No. of crew141260218146203299350191243651351292,380
No. of ships arriving from abroad1,1301,1121,2601,1671,3021,2761,4471,3691,1951,2571,1201,14814,783

Table: APPENDIX IIINFECTIOUS DISEASES

APPENDIX II

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Disease1956195719581959196019611962196319641965
(a) Cases reported -
Cholera (including suspected)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow Fever do.-----1----
Typhus Fever do.----------
Smallpox do.----125121
Enteric Fever53751-22-6
Scarlet Fever22141-1---
Measles679171631093560684322
German Measles37252812146143
Diphtheria--1-12----
Erysipelas1---------_
Pulmonary Tuberculosis3239454239263324179
Other diseases(including chickenpox)2121,328659313956303258198146276
TOTALS3221,4708094291,116381373299222317
(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 Fever-2333-21-5
Measles2035581011117112
Mumps537-934312
Dysentry-147114943
Other diseases (including chickenpox)6327111475866586867244
TOTALS8831413493110801111078956