1857-8.

VICTORIA.

HEA·LTH OFFICER.

REPOR~r

FOR THE. HALF-YEAR ENDING 3JST DECEMBER, 1857.

PRESENT.ED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.

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JOlL"i/ FERRES, GOYERS~IENT PRINTER, No. 13.

REPORT.

Queenscliff, 18tll .January, 1858. Sm, I ha.ve the honor to forward ~y Report for'the six months ending 31st December, 1857, comprised under the following heads :- I.-Number of vessels boarded in each month. II.-:-List ofvessels arrived from London. m.-List of vessels arrived from Liverpool. IV.-List of vessels arrived from various ports in the . V.-List of·vessels arrived from various ports in the United States. VI.-Total number and aver~tge passage of vessels from London, Liverpoo~ and from various ports in the United Kingdom and United States. VII.-List of Government immigrant vessels. VllI.-Total number of Government immigrant vessels, with average passage, proportion of deaths to passengers, and rate per cent. of ditto. IX.-Total number of vessels from all ports, crews, proportion of deaths, and rate per cent. of.ditto. X.-Return of vessels placed in quarantine XI.-Return 'showing total number of passengers arrived from all ports, with total crews; also, the 'number of deaths and causes, distinguishing passengers from crews, and infants from4ftdults. .

Ihavc the ,honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient ServRnt, ALEXR.. ROBERTSON, M.D., Health Officer. The Chief Medical Officer, Melbourne. 4

No. I. TOTAL Number of Vessels boarded by the Health Officer.

July 38 November ... 53 August ... 36 December ... 57 September 40 October •.. 38 Total ... 262

No. II. LIST ~f Vessels from the Port of London.

I Name. Tonnage. No. of I . No. of No. of Days. ,Passengers. Deaths. Crews. Deatlls.

Himalaya ...... 546 94 ...... 21 Lord Palmerston ...... 470 91 ...... 15 Childe Harold ... '" 1,124 116 15 ... 20 1 ...... 1,288 75 8 '0' 32 Walter Scott ...... -1,266 100 11 ... 26 1 Henrich Busch ...... 425 115 ...... 1:4 Avick ...... 493 99 ... 16 Kineo ... '" ... 829 107 2 . ... 21 Tricolour ...... 1,231 104 18 .. . 40 1 Blanche Moore ...... 1,70() 111 196 2 72 Neptune ...... 320 120 ...... 14 Essex ...... 770 89 168 ... 42 Winfield Scott ' ' ... '" 1,240 92 46 ... 34 Planet ...... 676 109 85 ... 30 Enchanter ... 486 103 4 ... 18 Suffolk .:...... 1,000 85 190 56 Mermaid ~ ... '" 1,233 101 198 ... 48 Austral ...... 506 85 ...... 23 Northumberland •...... ,811 114 23 ... 54 Henry Reed ...... 849 , 113 13 ... 24 Wizard King ...... 1,347 122 ' ...... 26 Warwick ... ' ... 613 101 61 I 26 Charles Croker ...... 960 ,118 21 ... 85 Adelaide • 0. ... ~ 492 110 9 ... 19 Bosphorous ...... 1,47p 100 1 ... 81 Derwent ...... 404 117 2 ... 19 Brilliant ...... 548 102 1 ... 22 Henrietta Maria ...... 748 100 12 ... 24 Detroit .•...... 1,199 lr6 ...... 26 Beatrice ...... 777 102 14 ... 22 Suter Johnnie ...... 698 108 ...... 19 1 Istamboul, s. s...... 1,464 85 ·53 ... 63 Copenhagen ...... 876 90 19 ... 50 Linda ...... 1,077 108 22 ... 25 Blackwall ...... 831 99 199 1 52 Kent ...... 926 ·74 176 2 40 Sydenham ...... 1~047 105 109 1 58 Eclipse ...... 1,315 110 22 ... 45· I Anglesey ...... 1,018 78 155 ... 68 ' Thames ...... 829 83 ...... 35 .' Olive Branch ...... 920 102 ...... 25 Gomelza ...... 521 111 60 I 25 Benzette Melchior ... 520 98 ...... 21 Coleroon ...... 110 94 19 ... 20 ...... 1,194 122 ...... , 28 Carried forward ... 39,767 4,578 1,922 10 1,444 4 I I 5 LONDON-continued.

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No. of No. of Deaths. Names. Tonnage. Days. Passengers. Crews. Deaths. .- 1--- Brought forward ... 39,767 4,578 1,922 10 1,444' 4 ...... 596 120 47 2 . 26 Brewster ... .. , 984 98 ...... 24 I Charlotte Anne .. ~ . ... 408 91 1 ... 19 , Albion ...... 381 113 ... .., 14 1 Agnes Leeds .. , ... 800 100 ...... 20 Neptune's Favourite ... 1,246 i 91 14 ... 31 Thomas Mitchell ... H. 578 108 ...... 22 Alexander ... ." 260 1I2 ... .., 11 Roxburgh Castle ...... 1,200 89 210 2 45 EI Dorado ...... 354 111 ...... 15 Free Trader ...... 1,284 ,94 1 .. . 21 General Nowell ...... 1,154 100 13 .. . 26 Ardmillen ...... 987· III 20 ... 20 Swiftsure ...... 1,326 67 188 ... 60 Indemnity ...... 742 94 21 ... 26 I Totals ." .. , 52,067' 6,077 2,437 14 I 1,824 I--i () I i

No. m.

LIST of Vessels arrived from the Port of I,iverpool.

No. of ~ No. of Names. Tonnage. Days. Deaths., Crews. ) Deaths. " ------:----[·---11----1-----11

Indiana ... •. 850 .97 162 28 William Wright ... • .• 758 93 15 43 Sir William Eyre ... 1,315 81 483 50 , s.s. . .. 2,790 62 470 100 Sir John }<'ranldin .. . 1,000 96 291 1 34 Eagle Speed ...... 1,113 84 317 2 46 Themis...... 800 80 21I 2 24 Maria Elizabet,h Mltguerite 710 112 II 1 27 2 Eastern Cit.y .. ~ .. . 1,367 92 436 1 45 1 En'teu, s.s...... 1,538 58 23 '45 Greyhound ...... 1,410 100 307 42 1 Samuel Locke ...... 911 118 258 2 24 Dragoon .,. 1,433 94 382 3, I 28 Ben Nevis ... 1,347 93 417 2 1: 40 Titan ... •.. 2,360 98 640 1 70 ' .•. 1,523 86 394 2 50 White Star .. . 2,339 78 484 88 Cairnmore ...... , 1,085 84 35 4 General W Yl1dham 749 86 242 1 26 Sarah Dixon ... 1,468 88 487 43 Commodore Perry 2,077 121 628 4 60 Ellen Stewart ..• 1,381 84 417 2 63 Donald McKay .. . 2,635 83 642 2 103 Myles Barton .. . 933 93 327 1 37 John Lynn ... 1,472 96 351 1 48 Albion ...... 1,320 86 308! 1 49

'Oliver Lang ." 1,223 I 91 171 l 49 }<'lore.nc~ Nightingale -.. 33 Morning Light . _. ''':... 1,3561,772 ',' 8592 678191 7 60 1 Carried forward ... 141,035 -2,-61-1- -9,-74-3-' -1--3'9-- 1,390 8

No. 13, a. 6 LIVERPOOL-continued.

. ' , Names. 'Tonnage. ,No. of No. of Days. . Passengers. Deaths. Crews. Deaths.

Brought forward ... 41,035 2,611 9,743 39 1,390 '8 Carrier Dove ...... 1,694 77' 375 2 60· Monarch of the Seas, ... 2,000 102 409 2 59 Shaftesbury .... '" 1,080 93. 125 1 35 Melbourne ...... 596 . ~ 98 276 4 25 Aimie Wilson ...... 1,191 94 149 ' ... 36 Sou th Carolina ...... 1,535 98 . 208 1 51 Phcenix...... 906 ll8' 230 4' 34 ' , Athemeus ...... 1,016 92 140 3 i 30 , Guy Manne~ing ...... J,515 92 412 2 45 . 1·, David G. Fleming, ... 1,426 92 416 3' 57 Messenger ...... 1,350 78 184 1 40 I .J ohn Barbour ...... ,990 ·99 226 ... " 27 British Trident ...... 1,399 82 334 3 50 Horizon ' ...... 1,776 91 424 6 48 ,King of .Algeria ., .. , ... 1,336 88 362 1 40 Shitkspeare ... '" 2,286 87 . 516 9 60 " Invincible ...... 1,509 76 . 284 ... 50 1 Lilias ...... 1,464 84 370 2 50 Screamer ...... 1,286 87 21 ... 28 ,Louisa Hatch ...... 833 124'· 3 19 ,To'tals ...... 68,223 4,463 15 1 ,207 83 2,234 If

'No. IV.

LIST, of Vessels from various J,:>orts.in the United Kingdom .

. , No. of No: of Name. Tonnage. : Days. ' Passengers. Deaths. Crews. Deaths. '.

'Whilimina ...... ' 256 ll8 2 ... II Patriotess ...... 287', ll4 1 ... 12 William Jackson ... 896 ... .100 . 71 0 ... 32 Brunelle ... '" 1,122 91 31 ... 35· Sa~dinian ...... 1,208 91 27 ... 31 Maitland . ". ... ' 648 ',140 . 5 ... 21 'Avon Dhu ' .... '" ' 390 105 ...... 16 ...... 710 104 29 ... . ' 22 Henry Rogers ...... 741 130 '" .., 22 Garrott ...... 660 124 '" ... .19 Melbourne '" ... ,494 101 18 '" 18 , 'Landreth von Strathimdorf 414 129 ... , ... 10 Twilight ...... 610 104 1 ... 22 Sea Breeze' ...... 684 III 77 ... 28 'Oxus .:...... 536 ,120 22 ... 19 ' Jamiet Mitcl~ell '" ... " ill 274 2 ... 26 Lord Raglan -.0 . ... '369 120 ... 16 Johannes ...... 404 ' 114 ...... 16 Berbice ...... 630 ,108 4 ... 19 Avon Vaie ...... 307 108 ' 4 ... 26 Amoor ...... 1,344 101 40 ... 40 Morning Star .. , ... 1,327 80 204 ... 48 'Auchneagh ...... 629 107 '" ... 29 Marchioness of Douro ... 338 125 ...... 14 Robin G~ay ...... 291 120 1 ... 10 , Totals' ...... 16,066 2,939 539 ... '562 .' 7 No. V. LIST of Vessels from various Ports In the United States.

Name. No. of No. of Tonnage. Days. Passengers. Deaths. Crews. Deaths.~

Kitty Simpson ...... 700 113 41 ... 21 Hollender ...... 491 102 3 ... 17 Daylight ...... 547 97 4 ... 15 Golden Horn ...... 1,190 89 64 ... 26 Rambler ...... 1,119 90 50 1 31 Formosa ...... 416 '57 71 ... 18 Sea Nymph ...... 1,215 84 76 .... 26 Marcellus ...... 359 110 12 ... 10 Whilimina ...... 287 80 3 ... 14 Jumna ...... 782 97 20 .. . 22 1 Continent ...... 1,032 98 66 1 24 2 William Sprague ...... 716 101 27 .. . 18 Marmion ... , ... '905 105 ...... 23 Robert Passe.nger ... 480 90 30 ... 17 Ann Lange ...... 1,370 99 ...... 25 Live Yankee ...... 1,637 80 60 ... 34 Auguste Kaufman ... 191 79 2 ... 11 Fair Wind' ...... 1,289 62 33 1 21 Elizabeth ...... 669 128 ...... 17 Huntress ...... 677 106 ... '" 17 Samuel Lawrence ... 1,035 99' 31 ... 26

Totals ...... 17,107 1,966 593, 3 433 3

No. VI. AVERAGE Passage of Vessels from London and Liverpool, and from various Ports in the United Kingdom and the United States; with proportion of Deaths to Passengers, and rate per cent. of ditto.

No. of Average Where from. No. of Deaths. Rate per cent. Vessels. Passage. Passengers. of Deaths.

London Da.ys...... 60 101 2,437 14 '57 Liverpool ...... 49 91 15,207 83 '54 United ·Kingdom ... 25 117 539 Nil Nil United States ... 21 93 593 3 '50 8

No. VIT.

LIST of Vessels .carrying Government Immigrants.

. .. , No. of Name. i No. of I Tonnage. Days. Passengers. : Deaths. I Crews. Deaths:

, Carleton ...... 1,057 95 406 ... 45 Lady l\filton ...... 900 91 363 ... 38 Maldon ...... 1,320 94 475 8 40 Persia ...... \ 658 100 258 • 5 30 Star of the South ... 1,140 100 412 7 53 Echunga ...... 1,007 81 ,355, 2 .41 JaBot ...... 847 94 376 2 26 I Undaunted ... 1,150 73 421 '" 70 ...... 1,151 '100 454 .. . 40 Hotspur ...... 1,670 98 486 4 64 Mindoro ...... 1,277. 91 450 3 54 Victory ...... 579 98 237 ... 24 Jessie MUM ...... 890· 118 373 '2 22 Shalimar ...... 1,402 86 446 1 62 Abbe Brahe ... '" 1,756 107 446 1 60 Medway ...... 653 91 157 1 20 Almora ...... 1,286 82 421 .. . 51

. Totals ...... 18,743 1,589 6,536 36 740 I

No. VITr.

AVERAGE Passage of Government lminigrant Vessels, with proportion of Deatl1s to Passengers and rate per cent. of ditto.

No. of Vessels. I A ,",erage Passage. No. of Passengers~ Deaths. 'Raie per cent. of ditto.

17 I 93i days,~early' 6,536 63 . '56, nearly

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No. IX.

TOTAL Number of Vessels from all Ports, Crews, proportion of Deaths, arid rate per cent. of ditto.

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No. of Vessels, No. of Crews. No. of Deaths. R.ate per cent. of ditto. .. .

172 5,793 19 '33, very nearly .. 9

No. X. I

RETURN of Vessels placed in Quarantine.

00 '+< '" .;.~ ~ i Whether Nature of ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.~ .9:g '\', Government Date. Name. Wherefrom. Disease causing ~ ~ ,t:> ~ ,.d oj .a ~ Immigrant Quarantine. ~:'l a ill -:;; S .- '" or other p ~ 'p a! : C)..... oj p Vessel. ~O' ZPol :~,.... AO' . a----I---~--·------.----,------1·------!------1857. days~ * Ocean Chief Liverpool ... Small Pox... 22 349 4 1 I Private Passengers. July 26 Maldon ...... Ditto .. , Scarlatina ... 2 475 8 Nil Government i Immigrants. Aug. 3 Star of the South Ditto ... Typhus Fever 1 412 7 3 Ditto. Oct. 21 Mindoro ...... Plymouth ... Ditto ... 1 450 3 4 Ditto. 23 Janet l\fitchell ... Rio Janerio Quarantine of 3 2 Nil Nil' Private " observation Passengers. Dec. 8 Hoppet ...... Ditto' ... Ditto ... 3 5 Nil Nil Ditto. 19 Shakspeare ... Liverpool ... Typhus Fever 2 516 9 Nil Ditto. " '" One fresh case occurred at the Sanitary Station.

No. XI.

RETURN showing the Total Number of Passengers arrived from all Ports, with Total Crews; also the Number of Deaths and Causes, distinguishing Passengers from Crews, and Adults from Children.

al al tli ,;, ,.d ,.d .z ... -:;; ~ ~ oj ci I I ...'" C) ~~.-p .... oi ,;, ~'" 0 ~I'" ~ Oil) ~..::: ~ Causes. 'H I Causes...... - .., 't:J 0 "; 0 E-

Hydrothorax ." ... 1 0 Debility ...... 5 Marasmllil ...... 3 I Asthma ... I ... 1 Vermes ...... 1 Unknown ...... 17 Convulsions ...... 2 . Hydrocephalus '" 4 I Liver Disease ... 1 Croup '" . '" ... 3 Inanition ...... 1 Bronchitis ...... 6 I Scrofula ...... 2 Peri tonitis ... .., 2 Pericarditis ...... 2 Sun Stroke ...... 1 Measles ... 3 - Sea Sickness ...... 1 Chorea ...... 1 Totru ...... -136\ I

:\3y Authority; JOlm FERRES, Government Printer, Melbourne. ~Q. 18, b,