Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Areas where Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels were inspected.
Dock and River | No. of Inspections | ||
---|---|---|---|
Regents Canal | 23 | ||
Surrey Commercial | 1,489 | ||
West India | 1,209 | ||
Millwall | 691 | ||
Poplar | 2 | 922 | ('Victor Allcard' |
Royal Albert | 828 | ('Humphrey Morris' | |
Royal Victoria | 731 | ||
King George V | 399 | 2,695 | ('Frederick Whittingham' |
Tilbury | 2,520 | ('Alfred Roach' | |
Upper River | 1,246 | 3,617 | |
Middle River | 1,449 | ||
Lower River | 922 | 9,853 | |
Medway | 1,158 | ||
Thameshaven | 803 | ||
TOTAL | 13,470 | 13,470 |
Countries of Origin of Foreign Going vessels inspected
No. of Inspections | No. of inspections | ||
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 17 | Brought Forward | 10,650 |
Belgium | 188 | Israel | 54 |
Brazil | 7 | Italy | 62 |
Bulgaria | 17 | Jamaica | 2 |
Burma | 11 | Japan | 45 |
Chile | 4 | Kenya | 1 |
China | 18 | Korea | 1 |
Cuba | 38 | Kuwait | 16 |
Curacoa | 1 | Lebanon | 15 |
Cyprus | 54 | Liberia | 261 |
Denmark | 475 | Malta | 1 |
Dutch Guiana | 1 | Malaysia | 3 |
Ethiopia | 15 | Nigeria | 50 |
Finland | 247 | Pakistan | 28 |
France | 147 | Panama | 79 |
Formosa | 4 | Peru | 2 |
Germany | 2,585 | The Philippines | 5 |
Ghana | 68 | Poland | 152 |
Great Britain | 4,506 | Portugal | 38 |
Greece | 440 | Rumania | 34 |
Netherlands | 1,638 | Singapore | 4 |
Iceland | 17 | Somalia | 2 |
India | 123 | South Africa | 41 |
Indonesia | 1 | Spain | 164 |
Iran | 7 | Sudan | 7 |
Iraq | 16 | Sweden & Norway | 1,312 |
Eire | 5 | Switzerland | 4 |
10,650 | Turkey | 58 | |
Uganda | 10 | ||
United Arab Republic | 13 | ||
United States of America | 44 | ||
Uruguay | 1 | ||
U.S.S.R. | 247 | ||
Yugoslavia | 64 | ||
Total | 13,470 |
During 1969 Port Health Inspectors referred 20 sick seamen to Hospital.
SECTION XIV
PUBLIC HEALTH (SHELLFISH) REGULATIONS 1934
Oyster Industry.
This continued in the same way as in previous years. The Industry is being carried out
within the Authority's jurisdiction in the waters of the River Roach, Barling Creek, Paglesham
Pool and the Middleway which forms part of the Havengore Creek, all in the County of Essex.
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