[Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, River Tyne Port Sanitary Authority.

Tyne Port Sanitary Authority.

Date:: 1895

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Credit: [Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, River Tyne Port Sanitary Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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General Sickness of Ship’s Companies. In continuance of the system begun during 1889, the masters of all vessels arriving in the Tyne, and visited by the Officers of the Authority during the year under report, have been interrogated as to the general sickness of those on board during the voyage. The diseases, as entered in the ships’ logs, either during voyage or in port, or, in cases admitted to hospital and diagnosed by ourselves after arrival here, are stated in a Table of 587 cases (see Appendix B). The corresponding total during 1894 was 1,069. Emigrants. Emigrant vessels coming to the Tyne have, as heretofore, been visited by the Inspectors on arrival, and kept under supervision whilst in Port. Information as to Emigrants debarking here and proceeding overland to other British Ports, continues to be forwarded to the Medical Officers of Health of the respective Ports. The number of Emigrants passing through the Tyne Port during 1895, far as is known, was as follows :— No. of Emigrants. For America by White Star Line from Liverpool . 74 „ „ „ Cunard Line ,, ,, 57 ,, „ ,, American Line „ „ . 11 „ „ ,, Beaver Line ,, ,, . 78 „ „ „ Allan Line ., „ . 38 „ „ ,, Anchor Line ,. Glasgow / . 18 Total .276