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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 1970

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

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Table: General Summary Analysis of the Sanitary Inspections etc. in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1970:-

General Summary Analysis of the Sanitary Inspections etc. in the Port of London for the year ended 31st December, 1970:-

Type of Vessel/PremisesInspectedDefectiveTo be cleaned
Foreign Going: Steam11,459191150
Sail---
Coastwise: Steam1,126132
Sail2--
12,587204152
Inland
Navigation: Steam20671
Sail---
Lighters4055989
Canal Boats:---
Shore Premises:9,544196111
10,155262201
TOTAL22,742466353

Table: Areas where Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels were inspected.

Areas where Foreign Going and Coastwise vessels were inspected.

Dock and RiverNo. of InspectionsNo. of Vessels inspected in Launches
Surrey and Regents Canal Dock710"Victor Allcard" "Humphrey Morris" Lower River921
India Dock (ioup1,762
Royal Dock Group1,622
Tilbury Dock3,024"Alfred Roach" Upper and Middle River2,759
Upper River1,187
Middle River1,572
Lower River921No. of Vessels inspected in
Medway1,046Docks etc.8,907
Thameshaven743
TOTAL12,58712,587

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
Argentina9Brought Forward8,267
Australia6Kuwait26
Bahamas2Lebanon2
Belgium114Liberia340
Bermuda5Malaysia4
Brazil12Malta1
Bulgaria16Mauritius7
Burma4Mexico2
Canada1Morocco3
Chile1Netherlands1,450
China16Nigeria24
Cuba10Pakistan66
Curacao4Panama86
Cyprus76Persia1
Denmark360Peru1
Eire3Poland164
Ethiopia12Portugal48
Finland269Rumania56
France127Singapore28
Germany2,181Somalia6
Ghana48Spain195
Great Britain4,247South Africa32
Greece374Sudan10
Honduras1Sweden and Norway1,356
Hongkong2Switzerland6
Iceland4Tanzania4
India194The Phillipines5
Iraq8Turkey34
Israel41United Arab Republic10
Italy65United States of America51
Japan48U.S.S.R.254
Kenya3Yugoslavia48
Korea4
Carried forward8267Total12,587

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During 1970 Port Health Inspectors referred 20 sick seamen to Hospital.
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