I u '\1 I J~ 1875. VICTORIA. HEALTH .. 0 F F ICE R. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31sT DECEMBER 1874~ PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELlENCY'S COMMAND. t~ a1ttbortt~ ! GEORGE S:IONNF.R1 ACTINH GOVRR::iliiENT PiU:N'TltR, MKtBOtlRNP., No. I&. ._,. ,._!~ ';!··~~ APPROXIMATE COST m' I!EPORT. £ s. d. l)reJlarntion-Not given~ )'rintin~ (756 covies) 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 arrive.d 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. (1 0.) 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 I8jf. 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 al'fi ved from the Port of London. I Duration Number •• Number I I I I I Name of Vessel. Class. I Tonnage. of I of I Deaths. of Deaths. i Voynge. I Passengers. Crew. 1------'----- -- ..1 i JANUARY. Days. I i ' I Canning ... ... Ship 918 II5 13 .. 28 I ... The Lord Warden ... ... I 1,237 92 67 I I 52 ... Lincolnshire ... ... " ... 1,027 82. 105 .. s6 ... I " City of Athens· ••• I 1,198 77 ... ... 32 ... " I 2 Shannon ... ... a~ > ' 1,292 69 70 6o ... Ornate ... ... Barque" ... 759 90 I 8 ... I8 I 3 Ascalon ... ... Ship ... 938 77 I .. 30 ... Mala bar ... ... ... 1,219 88 63 I 4 so .. " FEBRUARY. City of Florence ... ... 1,200 82 2 ... 32 ... Loch Ness ... ... " ... 1,193 74 4 ... 33 .. .... Poonah ... ... " ... 1,199 8o I5 ... 3 I ... Francis Thorpe .. " ... 1,296 79 19 ... 33 ... Thermopylre ... ... " ... ... 32 .. , ... 948 71 I Louisa ... ... Schooner· 203 123 . .. .. 8 ... I 5 City of Hankon ... Ship ... I, 195 77 I 31 . .. Yorkshire ... ... Barque ... 1,os6 77 104 I G 45 . .. Melpomene ... ... Ship ... 1·439 7; 2 ... 32 ... l\1AUCH. City of London ... ... I, ... ... 3 I ... " 199 72 Ganges ... ... ... I, I 8 5 79 5 ... 27 ... Vivid ... ... Barque" ... 238 90 ... .. 10 ... Loch Katrine ... Ship ... I, 199 82 8 ... 32 .. Cyphrenes ... ... Steamer ... 1,280 69 41 ... 47 .. Norfolk ... ... Ship ... 953 82 I 16-i .. 57 :z7 APRIL. Orissa ... ... .. 1,199 2 ... 28 ... " 77 Astracan ... ... ... 11041 109 I ... 2f ... Kaisson ... ... " ... 795 85 I ... 24 .. Carlisle Castle ... " ... I,f57 8o 58 ... 6o ... Argon.<tut ... ... " ... 1,072 78 ... ... 27 ... True Britain ... ... Barque" ... I,Of7 86 '62 ... 50 ... MAY. Hen gist ... ... Ship ... I,o91 88 3 .. 27 ... Cambridgeshire ... ... 1,690 92 4 ... 45 ... Northumberland .. Steamer" .•. z,r8o 5I z6s 38 90 ... Windsor Castle ... Ship ... r,o74 92 35 I 9 f9 ... Star of Scotia ... ... 999 86 ... .. 26 ...... Superb ... ... " ... I,f51 72 fO ... 50 ... British Peer ... ... " ... 1,230 79 2 ... 29 ... " ! 6 RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of London-continued. I Duration Number I Number Name of Vessel. Class. ! Tonna,ge. ! of , , of Deaths. ! of Deaths. -'· Voyage. Passengers. Crew. ---·-------~- -----_____ ,____ _ -----1----!-----l---- MAY-continued. Days. George Thompson Ship J,I2] 83 Hoderick Dhu , ,,64:z 79 Alumbagh ,, ' - ~ '·'37 Sf. JuN~J. I Eashv Steamer ... 969 75 6 Thy;tira Ship .. , 962 ss Mera Schooner 237 I!] Somersetsb ire Steamer .. : '·593 57 Hampshire· Ship - I,:zoo So JULY. Agamemnon 1,43 I S:z so Holmsdale " 1,257 8:z 11 Harlaw " 894 79 2 Star of Bengal " 1,]96 7S 53 I 10 Guinevre ••• ·," r,ooo S] Portia I,4Z4 95 Rialto " I, 165 77 City of Perth " 1 1 1 SS ]2 Loqksley. Hall " " I ,:z97. s4 AUGUST. Macduff I, I 35 74 4I Pelbam Barque!"" 3f0. I09 Newcastle Ship ! 1 I J7 l-OO Kosciusko I,I93 84 Collingwood " I,OI I, 77 I7 John o' Gaunt " 1,275 ]S 7 City of Seringapatam " I,I90· 74 6 Highfiyer · " 22 •.•. " I,OI I S3 SEPTEl\rBER. Renown I,293 79 Erato " 1,206 94 Cardigan Ca·stle " 1,199 So 5 Harwarden Castle " I, 101 86 3 Durham Steamer" ... 2,300· 53 :ZIO I 12 I .13 Essex Ship 1,04.6 8:z so Oheron I,I94 S] Rodney· " I,f47 So ]0 I 14 'I 15 Strathdon " 1 010 " 1 89 ·OcTOBER. Moravian 967 73 Lord W m· den· " 1,23] 99 57 I 16 Noona " 1,049. 94 7 City of Madr~d " I,19.t 79 I 11 Peterborough' " x,6So 99 33 Shannon " 1 ]6 6o " I Z9Z. NOVEl\IRER. Greci!1n ••• I,:Z]2 84. i 18 Lincolnshire ... Barque" ... 1,ozs. 74 City of Florence I,:zoo. SI. Northumberland Steamer" ... :z,xso: 53 Salisbury ... Sh.ip ;"· 1,094:.' S8 .,, ·' DECE~BER. Sobraon ,, IZ2 64 Malaba'r \' '70 .. "~ 47 if; ,, ;, ... " ~ ... Ba~~i:d ,. " Tot3:lB IS 7 1 ConsnmpU(}l1.-2 rlcbllity.- 3 Drownetl.-" ConsumptiiYti:_-0 DrOwned:~~: Hff'mor~·Iutgc from lungs.- 1 ol~~ age, 2. coT:~un:pti9~'··-.- 10 frft(;tor(~ of tllc F;knll, 2. 1 (•ommmptJon.-"' Consumption.~ Drowneil.-u I k1lled h;v ucctdentnl faH, 2 drowned.- l\It:sentenc dlsease.-­ ~~~~ei(le,--1".J>rownetl.-1" f!P'i.\l?·.sis;:::-:-Y'.rn~rt!~J di~cnse~-:::-~? 9ousm~vtion:-n ~yphoid ieve;... 7 No. 3. RETURN of Vessels arrived frohvthe Port of Liverpool; I ·Duration Number Number Name of Vessel. Clas s, Toimag_e. of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers'. Crew. JANUARY. Days. Rennington ••• _Ship ... 999 92 I ... ~-6 ... FEBRUARY. ' Horsa..... ; ... 1,094 91 ... ... 27 ... Glengarry " ... 1,769 85 45 ... 40 ... Don Diego Barq" ue 320 127 ... ... 12 ... Knowsley Hall Ship .... 1,773 42~ I 1 36 ... '91 ; : MARCH. ' Seaforth · , ... 1,189 112 4 ... 28 ... Haddington Barque 1,2o6 28 92 -3 ... ... " Aluinina , 715 ss ... ... 18 . Typhonus Ship ... 1,152 112 2 ... 25 ' '' ... Oberon , ... I ,188 86 14 I ... 28 ... APRIL. Chrysomene ... 1,777 85 ... ... 37 ... Cingalese ue 698 112 3 ... 17 ... j ~· ,• MAY. Lady Dal'ling ... 722 91 ... ... 22 ... Culzean Ship" ... 1,572 So Z9 ... 37 ... ' River .June ... 1,zz6 ·94 '\ 2 ... Z4 ... " " Lady Cair;ns ... 1,z64 I 7+ zz '" 30 ... " I I 2 John Ker1· ... 1,799 I 118 ! 29 40 ... Greta ... " ... 1,198 I .8z .3Z I ... 34 .. Middlesex ! ,. ... 1,191 I 89 ... ... 36 ... •Jt.:NE. British King.:. ... 1,580 76 2 ... ' 38 ....." Galatea ' · ... " ... , ... 1,477 90 ... ! ... 32 ,JULY, Eaton Hall ... 1 ... ... " ·779 74 46 36 W eathersfield , ... I,oso 93 32 ... ... Eskdale ..... : 1,220 76 ... ... 30 .. Royal Alfred ... " ... I 1,239 88 26 ... 30 ... GreatBritaiu •. Steam" er 1·794 54 583 ... 138 .., AUGUST. Borrow dale ..• Ship ... I, 197 79 ... ... 35 ... British Monarch ... 1,262 94 7 ... 30 I 3 America " ... 1,435 76 15 ... 38 ... " SEPTEMBER. Evelyn ... 1,178 98 ... ... 29 ... Atkar ••• ", ... 1,z82 96 33 ... 29 ... Antiope ... 1,442 84 48 ... ... " 35 OCTOBER. I Wasdale ... 1,219 70 ... .. ... 30 ... Hippolyta " ... 853 88 ... ... Z4 ... Eurynome " ... 1,163 97 31 I 4 30 ... J;'leur de Lis ..;. " ... 995 IOZ 20 I 5 26 ... Theophane ., " ... 1,525 74 50 ... 35 ... NovEMBER. Cumeria ... 1,284 84 57 ... 29 I 6 " •. Woosung ... 2 .98 . ' ..... ... 22 ... " 7 9 . DECEMBER. Sarah Grice ... ... 1,071 88 ... ... 28 ... Marpesia " ... 1,443 86 47 ... 28 ... Hertfordshire " ... ... I ... " 855 I 114 ! 30 ... ~--·-- -- Totals 51,924 I-;- 1,225! I 4 : 1·354 .• 2 -- I 1 Debility, ' .Bronchitis. ' Dfscnsc of liver, • 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. JANUARY. ---, Nil. FEBRUARY. Nil. MARCH. Nil. APRIL. ' Ben V oirlich ... Ship ... 1,474 69 47 ... 45 11 32 Loch Maree ... - " ... 1,6o8 74 33 46 ... MAY. ·Loch Ard ••• ... , ... 1,623 Il) ... ... fO ... Southern· Cross ... Steamer 138 122 ... ... 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. , Schooner II9 ....Q ... IO ... Rescue ... ... 74 zs Loch Tay ... ... Ship ... I, 191 So 43! ... 35 SEPTEMBER. Ben Nevis ... ... ,, ... I,o68 91 27 14 27 ... ' OcTOBER. Ben Ledi ... ... ... I,057 74 28 ... .32 ... " NoYEllmER. 15 Ben Cruachan ... Ship ... 1,468 7;1- 51 39 I I DECEMBER. ! I Nil. ' i I ' -- Totals ... I 3,898 90 ' 5 388 z I ·~tl I ' Drowned,- • 1 <1eblllty, :1. consumption.- ' Drowned.- ' Consumption.- • Apoplexy, No. 5. RETURN of Vessels arrived from the various Ports in thelTnited States of Ame~ica. ! ! Duration Number I li Number Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage. of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers. , i Crew. !----- i Days. JANUARY. I 611 I I2 I 11 12 ... John W orster .. Barque ... l ' Multah ... ... Ship ... 996 101 ... ... ZI ... William H. Besse ... Barque ... 1,026 93 3 ... 17 ... FEBRUARY. gS zi .. Hooghly ... ... Ship ... 11158 3 ... IOZ j IS ... Fleetwing ... ... ... 8z9 'I i ... I . " i :MARCH, Q 10 L izzie H.