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City of London 1969

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

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A tug (rear) and a leader barge (front) manoeuvre a "train" of container-barges to a riverside
wharf.
Photographs by United Press International

MEDICAL INSPECTIONS AT GRAVESEND

Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
No. of Vessels Boarded707990779693767975769282985
No. of Passengers Medically Inspected (Inc. Commonwealth and Alien Passengers)135-311712145254
No. of Crew Medically Inspected942310231-69554

DENTON HOSPITAL
Although Denton Hospital was taken over by the South East Metropolitan Regional Hospital
Board under the National Health Service Act, 1946, the Port Health Authority continues to exercise,
through the Senior and Assistant Port Medical Officers, the medical supervision of cases admitted
to the Hospital. The nursing and administrative control lies with the Dartford Group Hospital
Management Committee.

The number of cases admitted to Denton Hospital in 1969 was as follows:—

Influenza3
Chickenpox4
Tonsillitis1
Malaria1
Infective hepatitis1
Mumps1
Rubella3
Typhoid2
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