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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 IVGeneral Summary and Analysis of the Sanitary Inspections etc. in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1965.

APPENDIX IV

General Summary and Analysis of the Sanitary Inspections etc. in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1965.

Type of Vessels/PremisesInspectedDefectiveTo be cleaned
Foreign Going: Steam12,876209417
Sail---
Coastwise: Steam1,799167
Sail---
Sub-Total14.675225424
Inland Navigation Steam17714
Sail---
Lighters681460
Canal Boats:4-4
Shore Premises:7,778116143
Sub-Total8,640121211
Total23,315346635

Table: Areas where Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels were inspected.

Areas where Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels were inspected.

Dock and RiverNo. of Inspections
London and St. Katherine1,147
Regents Canal248
Surrey Commercial1,091
East India259No. of vessels inspected in Launches
West India1,055
Millwall657
Royal Albert981( Humphrey Morris
Royal Victoria8351,731( Victor Allcard
King George V619
Upper River1,739
Middle River1,1944,196( Frederick Whittingham
Lower River1,731( Alfred Roach
River Medway1,263
Tilbury1,8568,748Inspected in Docks etc.
Total14,67514,675

Table: Nationalities of Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels inspected.

Nationalities of Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels inspected.

No. of InspectionsNo. of Inspections
America93Brought forward11,822
Argentina15Italy79
Belgium162Japan62
Brazil11Kuwait5
Bulgaria15Lebanon21
Burma22Liberia192
China5Nigeria53
Cuba4Panama101
Denmark375Pakistan39
Eire2Persia1
Holland2,162Poland194
Egypt12Rumania18
Finland305Sudan16
France103Spain160
Germany1,535South Africa10
Ghana29Switzerland13
Great Britain6,391Sweden & Norway1,578
Greece340Turkey56
Hong Kong8Uruguay2
Iceland51U.S.S.R.191
India139Yugoslavia59
Iraq10Malta2
Indonesia1Dominican Republic1
Israel32
C/F 11,822Total14,675