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I u '" I J~ 1875. VICTORIA. H E A L T H, ,0 F FIe E R. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 1874~ PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND. t~ alttbortt~! GEORGE S:tONNRR, ACTHW GOVRR::illIENT PluNTltR, MKtnotJRNp.. No. 1&. 'f' ... !~ ,ft .. ~~ APPROXIMATE COST m' !lEPORT. £ s. d. 11 reJlarntion-Not given~ »riHtiI1~ (756 cOllies) H 10 0 . r, .:. ; Queenscliff, 7th January 1875. SIR, I haye the honor to forward yon my Report for the Year 1874, ending 31st December, comprised under the following heads, viz.:- (1.) Return of vessels boarded during each mouth of the year. (2.) Return of vessels arrived from the port of London. (3.) Return of vessels arrived from the port of Liverpool. (4.) Return of vessels arrived from various other ports in the United Kingdom. (5.) Return of vessels arrived from varions ports in the Upited States of America. (6.) Return of vessels arrived from Mauritius and Bourbon. (7.) Return of vessels from all other ports. (8.) Return of vessels from all ports, showing total amount of tonnage, number of passengers and crews, and deaths per cent. of each class during the voyage. (9.) Return of vessels carrying warrant and selected immigrants. (10.) Return of vessels placed in quarantine. (11.) Return showing average detention of vessels for medical inspection. I have the honor to be, Sir, 'Your most obedient servant, D. J. WILLIAMS, M.D., F.R.C.S., Health Officer. The Chief Medical Officer, Melbourne. REPORT. No. 1. RETURN of Vessels boarded each Month during the Year 187f. January 33 August 29 February 33 September 28 March .35 October 32 April 33 November 21 May f2 December 21 June 24- July 35 Total No.2. RETUl~N of Vessels ani ved from the Port of London. Duration I Number , Number I I I I I Name ofVesseJ. Class. I Tonnage. of I of Deaths. .' of I Deaths. i Voynge. I Passengers. Crew. [----_.'_---- -- -. i JANUARY. Days. I i ' I Canning ... ... Ship 18 II5 13 .. 28 I ... I 9 The Lord Warden ... ... 1,237 92 67 1 1 52 ... Lincolnshire ... ... " ... 1,027 82. 105 ... 56 ... I " City of Athens' .... I 1,198 77 ... ... 32 ... " 12 Shannon ... ... a ~. ' 1,292 69 7° 60 ... " I 1 3 Ornate ... ... Barque ... 759 9° 8 ... 18 Ascalon ... ... Ship ... 93 8 77 I ." 3° ... Malabar ... ... ... 1, 21 9 88 63 I 4 .. " 5° FEBRUARY. City of Florence ... ... 1,200 82 2 .. 32 ... Loch Ness ... ... " ... 1,193 74- 4- ... 33 .. .... Poonah ... ... " ... 1,199 80 15 ... 3 I .. Francis Thorpe .. " ... 1,296 79 19 ... 33 ... Thermopylre " 8 1 ... 2 .. ... ... ... 94- 7 I ." 3 Louisa ... ... Schooner'" 203 12 3 . .. .. 8 ... City of Hankon ... Ship ... 1,195 77 1 I 5 31 . .. Yorkshire ... ... Barque ... 1,056 77 104- I G f5 . .. Melpomene ... ... Ship ... 1,4-39 7; 2 ... 32 '" l\1AUCH. City of London ... n ... 1,199 72 ... ... 3 I ." Ganges ... ... ... 1, 185 79 5 ... 27 ... Vivid ... ... Barque" ... 23 8 9° ., . ... 10 ... Loch Katrine ... Ship ... 1,199 82 8 ... 32 .. Cyphrenes ... ... Steamer ... 1,280 69 4-1 ... 4-7 .. Norfolk ... ... Ship ... 953 82 II6t ... 57 27 APRIL. Orissa ... ... .. 1,199 77 2 ... 28 ... Astracan ... ... " ... 1,04-1 109 1 ... 2f ... Kaisson ... ... " ... 795 85 1 ... 24- .. Carlislo Castle ... " ... 1,457 80 58 .. 60 ... ArgoIl.'tut ... ... " ... 1,072 78 ... ... 27 ... True Britain ... ... Barque" ... l,of7 86 ' 62 ... 5° ... MAY. Hengist ... ... Ship ... 1,091 88 3 .. 27 ... Cambridgeshire ... ... 1,690 92 4- ... 45 ... Northumberland ... Steamer" .•. 2,180 51 265 3 8 90 ... Windsor Castle ... Ship ... r,074- 92 35 19 f9 ... Star of Scotia ... ... 999 86 .. , .. 26 ...... Superb ... ... " ... l,f5 1 72 fO ... 50 ... British Peer ... ... " ... 1,230 79 2 ... 29 ... " ! 6 RETURN of Vessels arrived f'rom the Port of London-continued. I Duration Number I Number Name of Vessel. Class, ! Tonna,ge,! of , , of Deaths. i of Deaths. -'. Voyage. Passengers. Crew. ---.-------~- ----------,----- -----I----!-----l---- MAY-continued. Days, George Thompson Ship 1,127 83 Hodel'ick Dhu 1,642 79 Alumbagh " 1,137 " ' - ~ 84· JUN~J. I Easbv Steamer ... 969 75 6 Thy;tira Ship .. , 962 85 Mera Schooner 237 II7 Somersetsb i re Steamer .. : 1,593 57 Hampshire' Ship - 1,200 80 JULY, Agamemnon 1,43 I 82 50 Holmsdale " 1,257 82 II Harlaw " 894 79 2 Star of' Bengal " 6 8 I 10 " 1,79 7 53 Guinevre ••• '" 1,0'00 87 Portia 1,42 4 95 Rialto " 1, 165 77 City of' Perth " 1,188 72 Lo<;ksJey. Hall " " 1,297. 84 AUGUST. Macduff 1,135 74- 41 Pelham Barque" !" 34°, 109 Newcastle Ship I,' :7 lOO Kosciusko 1,193 84 Collingwood " 1,011. 77 17 John 0' Gaunt " 1,275 78 7 City of Seringapatam " 1,19°. 74 6 Highfiyer . " 1,01 I 22 *, •• " 83 SEPTEl\rBER. Renown 1,293 79 Erato " 1,206 94 Cardigan Ca'gtle " 1,199 80 5 Harwarden Castle " 1,101 86 3 13 Durham Steamer" ... 2,300' 53 210 I 12 1. Essex Ship 1,°4.6 82 50 Oberon 1,194 87 Rodney' " 1,447 80 70 , 14 'I 15 Strathdon " 1,010 " 89 . OCTOBER. Moravian 6 73 9 7 , 16 Lord Warden' " 1,237 99 57 Noona " 1,0'49. 94 7 City of Madr~d " 1,19.1.. 79 Peterborough' " 1,686 99 33 ,11 Shannon " 2 6 60 " 1,29 . 7 NOVElIIRER. GreCl!1n •• , 1,27 2 84· i 18 Lincolnshire ... Barque" ", , 1,02 5' 74 City of Florence 1,200. 81. Northumberland Steamer.,." 2,180': 53 Salisbury.,. Sh'ip :". 1,0'94:,' 88 .. DECE~BER, Sohroon ,; IZ2 64- \' .. ,,~ 0 Malaba'r '7 47ii;,' Ba~~i:d ;, ... " t ••• " " Tot3:1s 15 7 1 CotlsumpU(}II.-2 DcbHity._3 Drownetl.-" Consumptiiyn:,-G Dl'OWnf::d:~ll Hff'mOr~'hngc from lungs.- I ol~~ age, 2. COj:~un:pti9~l'.-.- fra(;tHr(~ of the F;knll. 2. 1 ('ommmptJon.-'9 Consumption.~H> Drownf:il.-H I kl11eu hy uccldclltnl faU,2. drowned.- l\I(;sentenc uisease.- ~ii~ei(le.--I;:;"J>rownet1.-1" f!p·j,\l?'.sis;:::-:-Y;.fn~rt!~J di~cnge~-:::-~? 901lSUl~VtiO!l:-}!) ~yphoid ievo!'... 7 No.3. RETURN of Vessels arrived frohllthe Port of Liverpool. I ,Duration Number Number Name of Vessel. etass, ToimaRe. of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers. Crew. JANUARY. Days. Rennington ••• ,Ship ... 999 9z I ... ~'6 ... FEBRUARY. f Horsa..... ; ... 1,094 91 ... ... z7 ... Glengarry " ... 1,769 85 45 ... 40 ... DOll Diego Barq" ue 320 127 ... ... 12 ... Knowsley Hall Ship .... 1,773 ,91 42~ I 1 36 ... ; , : MARCH. Seaforth, .. , 1, 189 liZ 4 ... z8 ... Haddington Barq" lIe I,z06 2 z8 9 ·3 ... ... " Alumina 715 85 ... ... 18 . Typhonus Ship" ... 1,15 2 112 2 ... Z5 , " ... Oberon 1,188 86 14 , ... 28 ... " ... APRIL. Chrysomene ... 1,777 85 ... • oo 37 ... Cingalese ue 698 lIZ ... 17 ... j ~. 3 " MAY. Lady Dal'ling ... 7Z2 91 '" ... 22 ... Culzean Ship" ... 1,57 2 ,80 z9 ... 37 ... River .June ... l,zz6 ,94 '\ 2 ... Z4 ... " " Lady Cair;ns ... l,z64 I 74- zz '" 30 ... " I I 2 John Kerl' ... 1,799 I 118 ! 29 40 ... Greta ... " ... 1,198 I ,8z ,3 z I ... 34 .. Middlesex ! ,. ... 1,19 1 I 89 ... ... 36 ... •Jt.:NE. f British King .:. ... 1,5 80 76 2 ... 38 ...." . Galatea ' .... " ... 1,477 90 ... ... 32 '" " ! ,JULY. Eaton Hall ... 6 ... 6 ... " 1,779 74 4 3 Weathel'sfield '" 1,050 93 3Z '" ... Eskdale " .... : I,ZZO 76 ... ... 30 ... Royal Alfred ... " ... I l,z39 88 z6 ... 30 .. Great Britain •. Steam" er 1,794 54 583 ... 13 8 .., AUGUST. Borrowdale ..• Ship ... 1,197 79 .,. ." 35 .. British Monarch ... 1,26z 94 7 ... 3° 1 3 America " ... 1,435 6 15 ... 8 ... " 7 3 SEPTEMBER. Evelyn ... 1,178 98 ... ... z9 ... Atkar ••• " ... I,z8z 96 33 ... z9 ... Antiope " ... 1,442 84 8 ., . ... " 4 35 OCTOBER. \ Wasdale ... 1, 21 9 0 . , 0 " 7 ... ... 3 ... Hippo]yta 00, 853 88 ... 00' z4 ... Eurynome " ... 1, 163 97 31 1 <1 30 ... J;'leur de Lis .';. " ... 102 20 1 5 26 ... " 995 Theophane . " ... 1,5 2 5 74 50 ... 35 ... NOVEMBER. Cumeria ... l,z84 84 57 ... 29 1 6 " " Woosung ... 2 8 , ' .... ... zz ... " 7 9 .9 . DECEMBER. Sarah Grice '" ... 1,07 1 88 ... .. z8 ... Marpesia " ... 1,443 86 47 ... z8 " '" Hertfordshire ... 855 i 114 ! ... J ... 30 ... " -- Totals 1 z ,- 5 ,9 4 1-----I,zz5! I 4 i 1,354 2 1-;- I -- . I Debility. • ,Bronchitis. , Dlscosc of jiver, • Drop~~" 8 No.4. RETURN of Vessels arrived from the various other Ports of the United Kingdom. I • , Duration Number ! I Number Name of Vessel., Class. Tonnage. of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers. Crew. -----, - ---- Days. ---I JANUARY. Nil. FEBRUARY. Nil. MARCH. Nil. APRIL. Ben V oirlich ... Ship ... 1,474 69 47 ... 45 11 2 6 Loch Maree ... - " ... 1,608 74- 33 3 4 ... MAY. ,Loch Ard ••• ... ... 1,62 3 115 ... ... 40 ... Southern· Cross ... Steamer" 13 8 122 ... ... 17 ... J'UNE. Oakworth ... ... Ship ... 1,201 102 17 ... 28 .. '. .JuLY. Udston .. ... ,. ... 1,750 71 17 ... 43 . ... Ben Rhydding .. ... 1,246 I 86 2 ... 26 ... " AUGUST. Rescue , ... ... Schooner 74 II9 .... 1') ... 10 ... Loch Tay ... .. Ship ... 1,19 1 80 43! ... 35 IS SEPTElIBER. Ben Nevis ... ... ... 1,068 91 27 14 27 ... ' " OCTOBER. Ben Ledi ... ... ... 1,057 74 28 ... .3 2 ... " NOYElIfBER. 5 Ben Cruachan ... Ship ... 1,468 7;1- 51 1 39 , I DECEMBER. ! I , Nil. , , i -- Totals 13,898 90 ,~tl ' 5 388 z -0. I I I Drowned.-' I <1eblJlty, :I. consumptlon.- ' Drowned.- ' COnil1mptlon.- • Apoplexy. No.5. RETURN of Vessels arrived from the various Ports in thelTnited States of Ame~tca. ! ! Duration Number I Ii Number Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage. of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers. , i Crew. i----- i Days.