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City of London 1966

[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, 1966.

APPENDIX IV

General Summary and Analysis of the Sanitary Inspections etc. in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1966.

Type of Vessels/PremisesInspectedDefectiveTo be cleaned
Foreign Going: Steam12,760210243
Sail---
Coastwise: Steam1,731105
Sail---
Sub-Total14,491220248
Inland Navigation Steam951210
Sail——-
Lighters400122
Canal Boats:2--
Shore Premises:7,94992272
Sub-Total8,446105304
Total22,937325552

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.
Katharine991
Regents Canal205
Surrey Commercial1,004
East India166No. of vessels inspected in Launches
West India1,055
Millwall585
Royal Albert917
Royal Victoria9051.769("Alfred Roach"
King George V618("Humphrey Morris"
Upper River1,742
Middle River1,4693,211("Frederick Whittingham"
Lower River1,769("Victor Allcard"
River Medway1,198Inspected in Docks, etc.
Tilbury1,8679,511
Total14,49114,491

Table: Nationalities of Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels inspected.

Nationalities of Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels inspected.

No. of InspectionsNo. of Inspections
Brought forward11,502
America103Israel50
Argentina23Italy42
Belgium154Jamaica1
Brazil13Japan65
Bulgaria36Kuwait4
Burma16Lebanon26
China4Liberia187
Cyprus1Madagasca5
Cuba9Nicaragua3
Denmark429Nigeria79
Egypt10Pakistan44
Ethiopia7Panama88
Finland313Persia1
France106Poland177
Germany (West)1,731Portugal17
Ghana54Romania19
Great Britain5,650Sudan16
Greece338Spain177
Hong Kong1South Africa10
Holland2,286Sweden and Norway1,643
Iceland76Switzerland18
India131Turkey52
Indonesia2Uruguay10
Iraq9U.S.S.R.181
Yugoslavia74
Carried forward11,50214,491

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During 1966 Port Health Inspectors referred 136 sick seamen to Hospital.
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