, . ;, '1866. ::-' VICTORIA. ACTING HEALTH OFFICER. REPORT , FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31sT DECEMBER, 1865. 'PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND. tip au"Otttv: lORN FERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. ' No.6: ,I APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORT. TOTAi. ;£ 8. d. Cost of preparation' not known, Printing .. --12 --0 8 TOTAL ;£ 12 0 --S " ~. ~ .(,' :,.~ , .' .f .... "';', ~.~ I .. ,,, i if. 1 QUEENSCLIFF, ~4th February, 1866. SIR, I have the honor to forward you my report for the year ending 3lflt December, 1865, comprised under the following heads, viz. :- No, I.-Return of vessels boarded each month during the year ,ending 31st D~ember, 1865.. No. 2.-Return of vessels arrived from the port of London. No. 3."'-Return of vessels arrived from the port of Liverpool. No. 4.-Return of vessels arrived from various ports in the United Kingdom. No. 5.-Retui:n of vessels arrived from various ports in the United States. ' ,No. '6.-Return of vessels arrived from vanous other }JOltS. No. 7.-Return of vesSels carrying Government and selected immigrants. No. 8.-Return of vessels from London, Liverpool, frorp. various ports in the United Kingdom and United State~, and from various other ports, with proportion of deaths to passengers, and rate per cent. of ditto. N q: 9.-Return showing total number of vesseis from all ports, total tonnage, total passengers and cre,ws, proportion of deaths to passengers and crews, and rate per cent. of ditto. No. 10.-Return showing the total number of pa~sengers from all ports, wi.th total crews; also, the number of deaths and causes, di~ti?guishing ,passengers from crews: No. n.-Return of vessels placed in quarantine. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, JOHN D. OWENS, Acting Health Officer for the port of Port Phillip. The Chief Medical Officer, 'Melbourne. " " REPORTc No.!. RETURN of Number of Vessels boarded each Month during the Year 1865. I January 38 i July .•. 24 February 28 August ... 31 March 39 September 36 April 29 , October 23 May ... 37 November 26 ·June ... 28 .. December 40 Total ... 379 '. No.2. ·RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of London. v i I No. of Name. Class. Tonnage. No. of Days. Passen- Deaths. Crews. Deaths. gers. II' - -- ·JANUAcRY. London ... ... ... S.S.S. 1,500 65 200 ... 104 7 Coler08n .•. ... ... Ship 710 101 5 ... 25 .. Ethiopian ..... ... 838 67 ... ... 30 ... John Bunyan ... ... " 520' 92 ... .... 26 ... Forest Rights ... ... " 1,154 98 143 3 37 ... Orwell '" ... '" " 1;109 93 25 ... 38 ... Tararua ... ... ... S.S.S." 522 79 50 ... 36 ... FEBRUARY. Rockhampton ... ... Ship ],064 88 101 1 26 ... Lucibelle ... ... 914 113 23 ... 27 ... Princess of Wates ... ... " 1,204 lOt . 10 ... 29 .. Norfolk ... ... " 952 .69 80 . ... 53 ... " ... Childers ... '" , ... 1,016 77 7 1 40 ... "\ MARCH. Transatlantic ... ... Ship 614 94 ... ... 24 .. Kooria Mooria ... ... 1,112 100 29 ... ·30 1 Agra ... ... -" 925 103 ... 4 - ... 21 I ... Chatsworth ... ... " 1,037 106 31 1 28 ... Rowena ... ... ... " 728 106 10 ... 22 ... Wellesley ... ... " 1,102 113 74 ... 54 ... Suffolk ... ... ... " 974 69 40 ... 49 ... , " APRIL. Lottie Warren ... ... Ship 1,184 99 2 ... 25 ... Swiftsure ... ... 1,326 87 " 34 ... 57 .. MAY. Sussex ... ... .. Ship 959 85 68 ... ! 45 ... Spirit of the Storm ... ..636 103 2 ... 18 ... Rangitoto ... ... Steamer" 448 63 70 ... 40 ... Gresham ... ... ... Ship. 965 83 ... ... 29 ! .. Elphinstone ... .... , 893 106· 27 ... 24 ... Surrey " ... ... ... ,', 1,089 79 ... '" 32 ... William Duthie .. ... 968 102 ... ... 33 ... .Clyde ... ... ... " 1,151 90 ... ... 28 ... " . 6 I RETURN of Vessels, arrived from the Port of LOlldon-co~tinued. , No. of Name. Class. Passen­ Deaths. ! Crews. I Deaths. gers. -_. ~-~- .. ------ , ~I_.- MAY-contirmed. White Rose Ship - " i,193~ 96 14 32. I Morning Glory ; .,' ·942I' .•, ) 114 ,t· 18;-. 1 ", ....t·, ;t. Ocean Chief i , 10 '),23~' .: .~, 930 101' Essex '·, .. 'e • L ••• 1'042, , 82 78 2 '50 " .} .JUNE, Homsdai~ .,.sMV 1,257 So 35 Rangoon ," .I • ....J. '~'--t. 1,186 .89 3 Ben Lomond 986 87 Lincolnshire 1,025 7~7 69 Sea Flower j ••• \ " 1,072 '9'0' Magnificent"- ill'l' ,. " 1,282 9.1 7 Fred Warren l,lG8 103 8 Star of Pe.a(le " 1,ll3 82 10 .JULY, Moravian Ship 967 7'8 31 1 Brother's Pride 1,236 114 7 29 Kent " ", 926!. 88 76 1 50 " Omar Pasha L' ",)' .1,0?8 ,·7'1, . 41 AUGUST, Gi,RH-t's C_~u!leway '<~' : i 1, •• ' ·Sliip " i 1,231 102 24 ,". 31 London' .. S.S,S. '1,'500' .' f?0 200 100 Vantis ·,1 ... L ' ..'.-' 'Ship - j 1,213 90 27--· - ... -30 ", •• " . Lady Egidea I 1,239 82 5 31 Kosciusko " 11,192 29 " 76 32 Malakoff ... 1,'1'37 107. ' 14 26. -.. '. Dover Castle " , 1;002 83, .sO 51 , " : • SEPTEMBER. ,-\.: ,,, Golden:Horn: ..... .) Ship I,ll:! 110 27 .3,Z, Pride of the Ocean.­ "t., i 1~t69 68 3 34 .... .,' r-,·· Yorkshire :.. ~... '1,057 79', 60 56 J. L, Dimmock' " 1,047 98 22 " , ,31 Wave of Life " 888 83 5 1 I~. j ',' '. i .... ~SOCTOBER. .. i ,1~." '- ~ RoxbutgJi!;CastIe v ... ,Ship : {,121 84 ,30 54 !! .... : Asiatic; :.; I.. ,,-,' . i 1;1'50 109; ,36 25. :'u: 2".:. ,~. ~ ,39 ;,:I;'E'£, Glendower ! .. " , !I 1;'192. I 93- i 32. ; True Briton . I ,1,046 75' i 57 5~. Excall~nt . b ••• 1 " : 1,212. 88 23 .-_ '.29 George; Thompson ... " t,:t27 J " ~, 77,· ".3.4, ":"',;.,,-, I , l, i 'NOVEMBER. ~- i;:.. ·',":l ',,, \ Result I .-.': " ' 1;465 77 3 700 '•• ~ Norfoik , ..: ,953 71. 131 1 56 ';"'" Mediator, 1-;06,8 9L 32 '" ~ 27- .1 '.i. Qhallenge.n " Schooller I ;·~,74 127. '8 ...•.•.~(: Red Rosa Ship 1,042 102 30 28 I . 1. -DECEMBER. 1·:T.1 ..11, Royal Edward., Sh.ip . 1','50:8: li2," 19 35, " .. ,1- " Macduff ... i 1,1351 80 ]6 35 ,. Vicksburgh l' " 1,244; 112 4 ..... ,'j 30 Sufiblk ... ... " " ·... 974~ ,75' 200 54 " , :7" • Nimrod .. ~ l ..."'1 : Dl:'7-25: 96 14 .20 !I •••. , Lucibelle'" ":)'914: -112 '. 21 '27, ," .. " Swiftsure' , l,326,i . ,76,' .56 55 "" ..... 1-,-~"7--I~--'---I----- - _. ' . -'--.- ',TOTALS ... 78,07,2 6,78t 2,508 11 2,731 17 " . i . ! ,.1'le ;n J~:1 l !,'::i\ . ., , " No.3, RETURN of Vessels arrivedJrom the Port of Liverpool. • ...1.',~ No. of '. Nawes .. , Class. ,Tonnage. P~8en- Deaths. Grews. Deaths. gers. -,-~--------'- -----'--I----------~-I--- ---~ -r , JANUARY. Golden Empire ....,' 1,~18 , 8)1: 357 5 49 1 Lady Darling' ... 534 90 25 Star of England: -: .. " I-;540 88 394· J-,~ ,53 - t • " I FEBRUARY Southern Oceab. ... Ship 1,264 93 333 II 49" Great Britain ;; ... S.S.S. 1,733 61 480 1 140 Royal St~i:tdard ... 1;597 . :"t5 331 1 82 Fearnought ... Ship" 1;302 110 43 1 38' MARCH. , sir ,.1; 1 Arabian .•• !: .. Ship 1,067 101 205 1,303 95 138 45 ' :'1 Vanguard Ii .. " ., VernoQ.... II .•. ...i 1,319 83 79 40 , .. ~RIL. t Florence ~igh,fingale I Ship 'l17 51'· , ... 34 t-;" II • , I : MAY. Georg~ H. W ~en Ship 1,341 116 21 n., Thunderbolt Ii ... 1,193 105 142 35' : "1 Shalimar h ... ", 1,591 97 162 48 Utopia... J ... "l 949 99 220 1 32 City of Melbo*rne i "I '1,828 75 305 ' .. ~ 48 . .-. 90 ' 150 42 Napie~ ...' ... "I 1,424 .' ..1 1 il • , I JUNE. Lady Rowena Ii ... ... 1,181 21 Queen of,the North 1,&,68:,' , 158 " " , P JULY. Ferenia... ' , .. 1,250 , 120 23 32 1 Oceanica ;' ... 1,657 98 204 49' 2 Oc~an'E~press ••• " i 1,068. >;89 201 ?3 'Tornado I, ... "i • 1,720' 88 235' , 51 1 1 ",, : AUGUST. , '1]..:,":"1 ; Light~ingi~:' 'r 1,,~p9i' 186 , 401 1 60 I Elizabeth Kate '.~. .... " 1;1:46' i05 25 ... I 26"" ... White: Star 'I ... ... " 2,339 78 ! 210 ... ~~., I I Ii ! I . SEPTEMBER. ~;~ F :, ¥"HiUl-l'''/ ! ,t ,I "III Shand ::'~ .. Ship 977 103 .28 27' MarcoiPolo " .. 1,625 93 313 l' 5.7 ,,1 '" Great Britain .. S.S.S. 1,794 I 57 531 I 14( Wennington" ... Ship . ''882' . '9'l 91 3(}1 ..... "( Ill, I. .. ' OC~OBER. ! Sarah Grice' ...' Ship 1,070 93 25 Morning Light ... 2,377 77 159 Duke of Newcastle 992 100 269 1 i: I} j "I" ,! I NOVEMBER. Champio~ ?f the Seas Shib 1,946 i 395 6 'I 64'''' 1 ~J', .~ ~ : , ' . ~ ; " DECEMBER. i I'Y'\ .. ~ 2',604 i Donald McKay, ,'" -- .~~. ,. .. Ship 16 500 76' Annie Wilson' .. ".,, , 1,118 113 25 26, . Chariot of Fame .. ". 1,676 9'6 248 ' 56" Prince Fatrick 'n ' , ~.-... .,; c1,059 100 ,,33 ... ,24 Sam Cearns .. 1,422 89 280 3 45 Royal Standard .. S.S.S." ,1,597 . 67 400 2 100 Eurynome .. Ship 1,162 87 26 29 1---1-----1---..... 1-----' --- TOTALS ... ••• i 58,566 3,774 8,212 ' 42 2,019 13 8 RETURN of Vessels arrived from various Ports in the United Kingdom. No. of No. of , Name. Class. Tonnage. Where from. Days. Passen- -Deaths. Crews. Deaths. gers. ------------- , JANUARY. ~ '. James Wishart ... Ship 775 Leith ... 102 1 .. 23 ... .- Herald of the Morning Barque 670 GreeI\ock ... 122 ... ... 17 ... John Fraser '" Ship 906 Cardiff ... 95 1 ... 22 .. FEBRUARY. I Nil. - MARCH. Cheviot ... ... Ship 970 Greenock ... 113 5 1 24 ... Summer CI!>ud 698 Leith 81 ... " ... ~ 1 23 .. .AJ;>RIL. _~il.- - MAy. 0, Nil. JUNE. - Ceres ... ... Ship 861 0 Glasgow 106 1 ... 24 ... Bruce ... ... 1,110 Glasgow ... 96 ... ... 29 1 " I JULY. John Banks Ship 680 Leith 105 ... , ... '" ... 20 - AUGUST. Esmeralda ... Ship 1,188 Glasgow ... 96 .. ... 26 1 SEPTEMBER. - Clutha ... ... Ship 1,090 Greenock .. .. 116 3 ... 30 ... \ OCTOBER. Lanarkshire ... ' Ship . 1,439 Greenock ... 98 5 ... 35 ... Black Prince ... 803 Leith ... 109 4 .. 21 " . .. NOVEMBER . / . Nil. - . DECEMBER. Loda '" ... Barque 427 Cardiff ... - 120 ... ... 14 ... Arica ... ... 398 Dundee . ... 106 ... I ••• 15 .. " --- , ------------ , TOTALS ... .. , 12;015 1,465 23 2 323 2 ) 9 No.6.