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City of London 1967

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

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Table: APPENDIX IVGeneral Summary Analysis of the Sanitary Inspections etc. in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1967.

APPENDIX IV

General Summary Analysis of the Sanitary Inspections etc. in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1967.

Type of Vessel/PremisesInspectedDefectiveTo be cleaned
Foreign Going:Steam13384222321
Sail2--
Coastwise:Steam1852119
Sail1--
Sub-Total15239233330
Inland Navigation:Steam204151
Sail---
Lighters234-15
Canal Boats:343-
Shore Premises:8644104112
Sub-Total9116122128
TOTAL24355355458

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.
Katharine954
Regents Canal250
Surrey Commercial1070
East India142
West India1069
Millwall649
Royal Albert940No. of vessels inspected in Launches
Royal Victoria839
King George V5571473("Victor Allcard
Tilbury1642("Humphrey Morris
Upper River1497
Middle River19723469("Frederick Whittingham"
Lower River14734,942("Alfred Roach
Medway1439
Thameshaven74610,297No. of vessels inspected in Docks etc.
TOTAL152391?I2.TJ

Table: Countries of Origin of Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels inspected.

Countries of Origin of Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels inspected.

No. of InspectionsBrought forwardNo. of Inspections 12085
Abyssinia1Israel41
America102Italy70
Argentina13Japan48
Belgium183Kuwait4
Brazil14Lebanon2
Bulgaria25Liberia269
Burma5Libya1
Chile2Malta1
China16Nigeria33
Cuba13Pakistan25
Cyprus21Panama96
Czechoslavakia1
Denmark474Poland184
Eritrea1Portugal22
Ethiopia7Romania25
Egypt23South America1
Finland287Somaliland1
France156South Africa8
Germany2133Spain169
Ghana64Sudan18
Great Britain5739Sweden and Norway1820
Greece352Switzerland9
Holland2242Turkey34
Iceland42Uruguay. 3
India153U.S.S.R.202
Indonesia1Venezuela1
Iran5Yugoslavia67
Iraq10
1208315239

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During 1967 Port Health Inspectors referred 52 sick seamen to Hospital.
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