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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

City of London 1968

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

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Inland
Navigation:Steam21831
Sail——-
Lighters339415
Canal Boats:——-
Shore Premises:6,9698571
SUB-TOTAL 7,5269287
TOTAL 21,989314348

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.
Katharine615
Regents Canal232
Surrey Commercial1,063
East India210No. of Vessels inspected in
West India1,192Launches
Millwall584
Royal Albert1,1871,111'Victor Allcard 'Humphrey Morris
Royal Victoria721
King George V436
Tilbury1,5483.347'Frederick Whittingham' 'Alfred Roach
Upper River1,6714,458
Middle River1,676
Lower River1,111
Medway1,32610,005No. of vessels inspected in
Thameshaven891Docks etc.
TOTAL 14,46314,463

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

Countries of Origin of Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels inspected.

No. of inspectionsNo. of inspections
Abyssinia2Brought forward11,304
Algeria1Israel47
America74Italy88
Argentina18Japan68
Belgium259Kenya2
Brazil2Korea3
Bulgaria29Kuwait10
Burma11Lebanon2
Canada1Liberia255
China29Libya23
Cuba34Morocco5
Cyprus17Nigeria57
Denmark489Pakistan30
Ethiopia7Panama140
Egypt14Paraguay1
Finland277Persia4
France134Phillipines2
Germany2,586Poland218
Gibraltar13Portugal39
Ghana62Romania26
Great Britain4,705South America—
Greece390Somaliland1
Holland1,979South Africa7
Iceland44Spain167
India114Sudan18
Indonesia1Sweden and Norway1,573
Iran4Switzerland5
Iraq6Turkey34
Ireland1Uruguay6
11,304U.S.S.R.269
Venezuela—
Yugoslavia59
Total14,463

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During 1968 Port Health Inspectors referred 31 sick seamen to Hospital.
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