1864-5. VICTORIA. HEALTH OFFICER. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31sT DECEMBER, 1864. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS l'JXCELLENCY'S COMMAND. JOHN r'ERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOlJRN};, No. 53. APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORT. DETAILED PARTICULARS~ £ -:-1 ;;.·· Cost of preparation not known. Printing •• 13 r. 0 -· Queenscliff, 8th May, 1865. · STR, I have the honor to forward you my Report for the year ending 31st December, 1864, comprised under the following heads, viz, :- No. I.-Return of number of vessels boarded each month during the year ending 31st December, 1864. No. 2.-Return of vessels arrived from the port of London. No. 3.-Return of vessels arrived from th~ port of LiverpooL No. 4.-Return of vessels arrived from various ports in the United Kingdom. No. 5.-Return of vessels arrived from various ports in the United States. No". 6.-Return of vessels arrived from various other ports. / No. 7.-Return of vessels carrying Government and selected immigrants. · No. 8.-Return of vessels from London, Liverpool, from various ports in the United Kingdom and United States, and from various other ports, with proportion of deaths to passengers, and rate per cent. of ditto. No. 9.-Return showing total number of vessels from all pods, total tonnage, total passengers and crews, proportion of deaths to passengers and crews, and rate per cent. of ditto. No. 10.-Return 'showing the totaJ number of passengers from all ports, with total crews; also, the number of deaths and causes, distinguishing passengers from crews. No. 11.-Return of vessels placed in quarantine. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, JOHN D. OWENS, , Acting Health Officer. The Chief Medical Officer, Melbourne . .. '·. REPORT. No. 1. RETURN of Number of Vessels boarded each Month during the Year 1864. January 52 July •.• 24 February 20 August 27 March 30 September 24 April 39 October 31 May ••• 29 November 36 June ... 28 December 40 Total •.• 380 No. 2. RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of London. , 1 .~ I No. of No of Name. Class. Tonnage. I Passen- IDeaths. Crews. Deaths. Days. gers . • ------ JANUARY. Otago ... ... ... Ship 900 ... 100 ... 46 .. Red Rover ... ... 1,042 102 15 ... 27 ... Trebolgan ... .. " 1,171 116 39 ... 28 ... Benares ... ... ... " 822 109 8 ... 22 ... Kosciusko ... ... " 1,192 90 14 ... 36 1 Chatsworth ... ... " 1,037 105 236 2 40 ... Glendower .. ... " 1,191 95 23 1 34 ... Chrysolite ... ... " 1,127 98 1 ... 30 ... Kent ... ... ... ," 1,000 76 92 .. 50 .. King of the Seas ••• 1,685 ... " 126 ... ... 4& 1 FEBRUARY. Daphne ..• ... ... Ship 1,087 101 12 ... 25 ... Wave of r-ife ... ... 888 82 15 ... 35 ... Anglesey ... ... " 1,018 85 69 ... 53 ... Pride,of the Ocean ... " 1,163 90 92 ... 42 ... Yorkshire ... ... " 1,057 84 126 1 56 ... Hurricane ... ... " 1,198 110 17 29 " .. ... MARCH. Roxburgh Castle ... ... Ship 1,121 84 80 ... 56 ... Ben Lomond ... ... 986 85 l ... 27 ... True Briton ... ... ",, 1,046 73 52 ... ' 45 ... Lucibelle ... ... 914 107 17 ... 30 ... Coldstream ... ... " 756 89 280 ... 30 ... " APRIL. Australian Messenger ... Barque 485 . 191 ... .. 15 1 Winifred ... ... Ship 1,359 88 95 ... 45 2 Bruce ... ... ... 1,110 104 22 ... 30 ... Invercauld ... ... " 8S8 84 1 ... 25 ... Wellesley ... ... ,," 1,013 86 37 ... 65 ... J orgen Bruhn ... ... ,, ! 764 89 22 I .. ... ... Norfolk •.• ... ... 953 77 I 90 ... 50 ... Felicia ... ... ... " 1,282 120 10 27 .. " ... MAY. Anne Boylston ... ... Ship 869 120 4 ... 21 .. Garawalt ... ... 627 95 1 ... 24 ... J.E.H. ... ... " 706 11!:! ... ... 20 ... Suffolk ... ... ... " 1,000 84 80 ... 50 ... Cameronian ... ... ,," 878 120 13 ... 21 1 I u 6 RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of London-continued. 1 [ No of Name. Class. No. of Tonnage. Days. Passen- Deaths. Crews. Deaths. i gers. -----------1--------·1----:----1--- ------ ,rUNE. Ocean IIome l • • • : 1,064 104 32 29 1 Goverrfor-General' ' ·• .. 1,165 110 22 1 . 27 Red Rose ••• " 1,450 86 150 46 Clyde ... ••• 1,151 88 53 36 John L~dgett ... " 770 97 2 22 Racer :.. ••. " ~46 Ill . 2'1. Black Prince ... " 803 98 8 22 Alicia Bland •.. " 1,184 118 3 I 30 Leaping Water ... " 1,174 100 27 22 Martha Birnie ••• " "· 831 77 9 26. ; JULY. I. Golden Horn ... Ship 1,114 94 37 41 Matilda ... .. 1,035 102 30 28 Sussex ... ... " " 959 89 15 55· AUGUST. Omar Pasha ... ' •Ship 1,068 84 2 40 Scotia .~. · ... ·92l 103 1 25 Result •.• . •• " 1,479 73 2 51 Monarch ' .••• " 1,244 92 72 72 Star of Peace .. "' 1,113 79 8 40 1 Essex ... .. " 1,062 90 69 50 Golden Land .. " 817 110 229 l· . ' 33 I Regina ... •.. " 599 105 5 22 1\:Iornington ... " " .948 ll2 20 . SEPTE~IBER. Royal Saxon ... Ship 1,1081 Ill 21 26 Golden Sout,h ... 975 97 147 1 42 Giants Causeway .:. " 1,23i 103 26 30 Lincolnshire .. " 1,0:42 79 65 50. Prince Rupert .. " . '14 " 1,184 lOO 29 Loretto ... • •• 665 140 4 18 Calliance .. " '823 107 18 24 Moravian .. " 968 83 31 1 Dover Castle .. " " 1,002 80 70 50 OcTOBER. Mary Ann Wilson Ship 964 lOO 2 . 27 1 Rising Sun ,, 824 l17 3 22. ' ... Kent ... ... 926 86 60 52 . Scottish Chief ... ",, 1,052 105 31 30 Asiatic .•. '1,150 114 25 Egmont ... Steamer" 3.08 79 53 30.. .. N OVEllfBER. Kosciusko ... Ship 1,192 86 15 32 Anglesey .... 1,018 92 65 1 54 1 Meditator ... ,," 1;068 lOO 14 26 Yorkshire ... 1,057 89 73 56 1 Glendower' ... " " 1,190 98· 11 32 DECEMBER. Benares .·.; .. Sh~p 822 127 18 23 Wave of Life .. 888 90 5 30, Dawstone · ••. Barque" 496 126 15 16 Ravensbourne ... Ship f,l50 ll8 3 28 Pride or the .Ocean "· 1,169 76 20 36 Roxburgh·Castle ... ,, 1,121 86 150 56 Indemnity ... 653 99 1 24 True Briton ... ,," l,046 83 130 1 45' Red Rhver ··.· ,, 1,041 97 29 Avalwtche ,, 899 95 22 27 ; :TOTALS .... .. ,, ! 8.6,064 8,456 3,454 10 7 No. 3. RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of Liverpool. No. of ' Name. No. of Class. Ton,nage. Days. Passen- Deaths. Crews. Deaths. gers. -.--- JANUARY. Shalimar ... ... Ship 1,591 81 235 1 42 2 Great Australian .•• ... 1,650 96 446 5 64 .. Wollasen ... ... " 1,434 136 1ii ... 3o· .. FEBRUARY. " Queen of Nations ... ... Ship 1,461 94 42 ... 33 .. Royal Standard ... ... 2,000 69 282 1 80 1 " Blanche Moore ... ... 1,837 93 428 ·' I 60 ... MARCH. " I Compeer ... .. Ship 1,011 107 150 ... 30 ' ... ; Naval Reserve ... , .. 1,831 . 89 •391 '3 67 ... Napier . .... ... ... " I,424 77 34 .... 33 : ... Venus ... ... ... " 1,213 95 35 1 3I 1 APRIL. " Albion ... .. ... Ship 1,127 109 86 ... 40 ... "' Excellency .. ... 1,212 93 15 ... 28 ... City of Melbourne ... " 1,828 93 220 2 75 ... Royal Family ... ... " 1,750 87 I80 ... 49 ... Adriana ..• .. ... " 1,305 84 35 1 27 I MAY. " Tudor ... .. ... Ship 1,786 9i 419 . 4 53 I Powerful ... ... I,230 100 40 .. 3I .. JUNE. " Empire of Peace ... ... Ship I,540 I15 270 5 54 ... Tornado ... ... ... 1,720 88 280 3 56 ... Empress of the Seas ... " 1,2'43 103 286 4 43 ... Cape Horn ... ... " 724 103 23 ... 23 1 Duke of Newcastle ... " 992 124 95 1 36 ... African,a ... ... " 1,557 116 134 ... ii7 ... JULY. " Star of Brunswick ... Ship 1,636 ll2 42 ... 36 .. Morning Light ... ... ,, 2,377 . 92 506 5 66 ... Great Britain ... .. :. " 1,749. 58 505• ... 140 1 Southern Empire ... ... 1,534 I04 425 4 52 ... AUGUST. " Blue Jacket ... ... Ship 1,442 82 495 7 54 ... Royal Dane ... ... 1,615 101 264 ... 48 .. Von Capellan ... " ... " 835 109 25 ... 25 1 Sarah Anne ... ... Barque 409 132 ... ... 16 .. Lightning ... ... Ship 1,769 80 t352 4 60 ... SEPTEJifBEB. Istamboul ... ... Ship 1,310 93 27 ... 36 .. White Star ... ... 2,339 79 445 2 69 ... OCTOBER. " Marco Polo Ship I ... .... 1,625 ' 89 324 7 60 ... Sam Cearns ... ... ., 1,420 80 363 4 45 ... Tudor ... ... ... 972 Ill 28 ... 24 ... NoVEMBER. " Mary Francis ... ... Barque 277 120 ... ... 14 .. Champion of the Seas ... Ship 1,946 98 588 8 67 ... Annie Wilson ... ... 1,118 96 367 2 36 ... .. ~· " Great Victoria ... -... S.-Ship 1,807 73 476 6 81 ... Queen of Australia ... Ship 1,238 ll6 :26 ... 30 .. DECEJifBEB. ,, Queen of Beauty : .. Ship.· ·1,234 ··- 106 42 .. ...- 30 ... .. Red Jacket ... ... ,, 2,000 86 382 • 10 63 1 Eurynome ... ... l,I63 84 36 ... 29 ... " --- ToTALS ... ... ... 65,281 4,344 9,459 91 2,113 - 10 I 8 No. 4. RETURN of Vessels arrived from various Ports in the United Kingdom. I I N 0 0 f I No. of j . l Name .. I Class. Where from. • , 1 Tonnage. I Days · Paasen-'· Deaths • Crews. Deaths. I · gers. ., ------------- JANUARY. Penola ••• ... Schooner 261 Glasgow .. 126 ... ... 14 ... T. E. Boyd ... Barque 277 Bristol ... 97 10 ... 11 ... Clodian ... Ship 480 Dundee ... 99 ... .. 16 .. Blandina Duclley ... , 939 Cardiff ... 107 ... ... 22 ... Osmanlie Leith ... Barque 532 1 ... 97 1 ... 17 ... FEBRUARY. ' Staffordshire. ... Ship 1,157 Glasgow ... 118 8 ... 32 . .. ..... MARCH. Nil. APRIL. Bolingbroke ... Ship 1,359 Leith ... 113 4 ... 30 ... MAY. Nil. JUNE. Abergeldy ... Barque 629 Greenock ... 102 1 ... 18 ... William Miles ... Ship 571 Portsmouth •.• 136 ... ... 18 ... JULY. Moira ... ... Ship 856 Leith ... 117 ... ... 26 ... Lady ,Egidia ... ,,j 1,240 Glasgow ... 94 12 < .... 31 .. Charles Edward ... Steamer 89 Dumbarton ... 147 ... ... 10 ... AuGusT. Nil. ' SEPTEMBER. F. C. Clarke ... Ship 623 Dundee ... 104 ... ... 21 ... Clutha ... ... 1,061 Glasgow ... 100 2 ... 27 .. " 0C'l'OBER. Silistria ... Ship 642 Leith ... 120 10 ... 21 ... Lady Young ... Steamer 435 Glasgow ... 122 44 ... 42 ... NovEMBER. Water Nymph .. Ship 611 Portsmouth ... 97 5 ... 22 2 DECEMBER. Nil. I . ------ TOTALS ... ... 11,761 .. 18961. 97 ... 378 2 9 No. 5. RETURN of Vessels arrived from various Ports in the United States. No. of No. of Name. Class. Tonnage, Where from. Passen- Deaths. Crews. Deaths. Days. gers. ·1-,_I-:--- !- ,JANUARY.