[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority.

  • Newport (Wales). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The total number of vessels that entered the Port during 1921, was 3,773 ; Coastwise, 2,778, Foreign, 993. Their tonnage amounted to 1,988,661, compared with 5,468 vessels and a tonnage of 2,954,847 during 1920. The figures shewing the total volume of the trade of Newport since the year 1916 are not available, but for the previous years they were as follows : — Year. Imports in Tons Exports in Tons Total. (Coastwise and Foreign). (Including Bunkers). 11898 723,878 ... 2,681,125 ... 3,585,003 1899 ... 1,211,864 ... 4.663,953 ... 5,875,817 1900 ... 1,020,942 ... 4,273,656 ... 5,294,598 1901 870,868 ... 4,124,585 ••• 4,995,453 1902 998,221 ... 4,361,206 ••• 5,359,427 1903 ... 1,165,169 ... 4,756,844 ... 5,922,013 1904 ... 1,263,243 ... 5,067,384 ... 6,330,627 1905 ... 1,361,621 ... 4,865,484 ... 6,227,105 1906 ... 1,425,220 ... 5,452,648 ... 6,877,868 1907 ... 1,396,191 ... 5,620,756 ... 7,016,947 1908 ... 1,527,940 ... 5,834,878 ... 7,362,818 1909 ... 1,290,878 ... 5,740,878 ... 7,031,756 1910 ... 1,372,580 ... 5,725,612 ... 7,098,192 1911 ... 1,326,429 ... 6,105,869 ... 7,432,298 + 1912 ... 1,526,198 ... 5,248,219 ... 6,774,417 1913 ... 1,867,752 ... 5,862,140 ... 7,729,892 1914 ... 1,210,985 ... 5,180,128 ... 6,391,113 1915 ... 1,049,764 ... 4,877,390 ••• 5,927,154 1916 917,746 ... 4,810,743 (tYears of strikes in coal ... 5,728,489 trade). In the absence of figures showing the total volume of trade the following “ value ” figures—kindly supplied by H.M. Customs— are of interest: — 1917 •• 1918 .. 1919 •• 1920 .. 1921 .. Imports. General Exports Coal Exports Coal Bunkers Excluding Coal. In Tons. In Tons. £ £ 2,568,162 . • 3,353,520 . •• 3,346,211 ••• 544,755 6,080,010 . • 2,343,916 . •• 3,124,257 ••• 432,583 2,444,331 • . 3,214,480 . •• 3,654,802 ••• 609,726 4,348,041 . . 5,269,457 . •• 2,678,650 ... 560,834 2,889,297 . • 3,155,229 . • ■ 1,981,487 ••• 437,145