health offic'er. · 1874. victoria. health offic'er. report for the year ending...
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1874.
VICTORIA.
HEALTH OFFIC'ER.
REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31sT' DECEMBER 1873.
PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
liJll I1lUtbOtitll:.
No.6. JOHN FERRES, GOVERNMEN'f PRINTER, MEL~OURNE.
Preparation-Nil. Printing (756 copies)
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API.>iiOXInfATE COST 0),', REPQ~T. ;£ •• d.
17 .5 0
Queenscliff,
14th January 1874.
SIR,
I have the honor to forward you my Report for the Year 1873, ending 31st December .
comprised under the following hea4s, viz.;-
(1.) Return of vessels boarded during each month of the yelj,r.
(2.) Return of vessels arrived from the port ?f 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 various ports in the United 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 port'), showing total amount of tonnage, number of passengers and crews, and deaths per ceut. of each class during the voyage.
(9.) Return of vessels carrying warrant and selected immigrants.
(l0.) Return of vessels placed in quarantine.
(11.) Return showiDg 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.e.S.,
Health Officer.
The Chief Medical Officer, Melbourne.
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REPORT.
No. 1.
RETURN of Vessels boarded each Month during the Year 1873.
January February March April May June July
Name of Vessel.
JANUARY. Rebecca .. . City of Delhi, .•• Titania. ... Thermopylre ... Anglesey . .. Earl of Dalhousie Essex .... Eyrie ...
FEBRUARY. Talisman . .. Thomas Stephens Cutty Sark ... City of Florence Lincolnshire ...
MARCH. Somersetshire Atrato ... Windsor Castle BuckinghamshirEi Worna ...
APRIL. Ambassador ... Stonehouse ... Galatea ... Calcutta. ... Northumberland Yorkshire ... Lord Warden ... Corona ." Thyatira ... Queen of Australia Hercules ...
MAY. Newcastle ... Wittier ... Lahore ... Schiedam ... Waterloo ... Pharos ... Hereford ...
JUNE. City of Agra ••• Loch Awe ...
3° August 24 September
39 October
44 November 24 December 39
Total 28
No.2. RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of London.
I
I Duration Number
Class. Tonnage. of of Deaths. , Voyage. Passengers. ---------- --------
Days. ... Barque ... 498 88 I . .. ... Ship . .. 1,199 78 I ... ...
" . .. 897 91 ... . ..
• 0'
" ... 947 68 2 ...
... "
. .. 1,018 76 50 I \I
... ", .. . 1,047 88 I ...
... "
... 1,060 80 180 13
. .. "
... 1,010 101 I ... ...
" ~ '.- 1,000 85 I ... ... "
... 1,5°6 68 Z2 ... . .. "
... 921 69 ... ... ...
" ... 1,200. 79 ... . ..
.. . .. ... 1,027 78 85 ...
... Steamer ••• 1,593 61 202 . .. '" "
... 3,300 69 453 ... ... Ship ... 1,074 80 39 ... ... .. ... 1,466 101 14 1 6
... "
... 1,050 107 3 ...
... "
... 693 103 I ... ... "
. .. I, 153 93 . .. . .. 1,471 93 7
, ... " . .. ...
... "
... 2,080 172 60 I 7
... Steamer ... 2,180 53 196 3 9
.. . Ship ... 1,057 84 60 . ..
... "
... 1,237 93 36 III
... "
... 1,199 101 4 ... ...
" . .. 962 72 ... . ..
... "
... 1,238 86 9 ... ...
" ... 1,222 93 ... ...
... "
... 1,137 87 41 ... . .. "
... 1,248 92 Ii ... . .. ,,- ... 859 87 3 ... ... "
. .. 395 99 ... ... ... "
. .. 1,211 102 . .. . .. ... . .. 1,329 115 ... I ... " ... "
. .. 1,440 88 . .. ... ...
" ... i,075 ' 87 II ... ...
" . .. 1,0,3 95 1 ...
33 33 43 36 4,
418
Number I of Deaths.
Crew. i
14 ... 32 I 1
23 ... 32 . .. 56 ... 26 . .. ,6 ... 24 14
26 ... 42 ... 29 .. . 32 . .. 52 . ..
96 . .. 80 ... 45 I G
36 .. . 26 ...
22 .. . 3° ... 3° .. . 5° 18
93 ... ,0 110
49 .. ': 26 . .. 28, . .. 28 . .. 22 .. . 52 ... 24 . .. 20 ... 22 ... 26 ... 24 . .. 4° . .. 28 ... 25 212
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No. 2.-RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of London-continued.
I Duration Number i Number
!
Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage. of of Deaths. of Deaths. i
Voyage. Passengers. Crew. - -----JUNE-continued. Days.
Shannon ... . .. Ship . .. 1;292 , 9° 40 . .. 50 .. .
Norfolk ... ... "
... 954 75 20 ... 45 1 13
Queen of Nations' ... "
. .. 846 89 241 33 ... Carlisle Castle ...
" '" 1.457 73 67 ... 60 114
Wave of Life •.• ... Barque .. , 887 78 ... '" 24 .. . J.1\1. Joshua ... ... Ship ... 1,148 86 16 · ., 36 116
Andromeda ... ... "
, ..... 1,876 85 15 ... 37 ... Annie Lisle ... ... Barque ... 347 110 . .. .. . 13 . ..
JULY. - . ; Lanarkshire ... ... Ship " . 1,439 86 ... '" 31 ~ ... Hippolyta ... ...
" ... 853 74 7 .1 16 25 .. .
Wiltshire ... ... "
. .. 1,461 77 6 ... 36 ... Hooghly ... .. .
" .. . 1,300 86 17 1 17 26 ...
Miltiades ... ... "
. .. 1,452 64 ... ... 42 .. . True Briton '" ...
" ... 1,046 77 37! ... 45 ':;)0'"
AUGUST. -Superb ... . ..
" ... 1,452 88 60 1 18 52 .....
Wimmera ... ... ". ... 1,008 1O::' ... .. . 26 .,. Dallam Tower - ...
" ... 1,499 98 16· , ... F ...
Suffolk ... ... " ... 975 82 39~ ... 49 '"
Macduff 1,136 84 .. ... ...
" ... 4° '" 33 ."
Harwarden Castle ... "
... 1,101 92 6 ... 25 ... Lady Octavia.;. .. , '" 1,172 87 I ... 3° ." ...
" George Thompson ... "
... l,u7 I 76 3 ... 33 . ..
Duke of Athol ... "
.. . 9~3 106 1 ... 3° . .. Agamemno.n . .. ...
" ... 1,430 84' 54 . .. 35 . ..
City of Cashmere ... "
... .980 81 1 . .. 26. 1 19
SEPTEMBER. Jerusalem ... ...
" . .. 901 87 1 . .. 3° ...
Erato . ... ... "
... 1,205 100 -, 2 .. . 28 . .. Hampshire ... .. . ... 1,164 78 I 61 ... 50 ...
" Mermerus ... ... "
. .. 1,671 73 5 . .. 38 ... Somersetshire ...
" ... 1,593 57 321 120 96 ...
Zoroaster .. " ... ... "
.. . 1,199 104 I2 ... '1.7 .... Renown . .. ...
" ... 1,290 '76 45 . .. 53 ,
OCTOBER. Penthesilia ... ...
" ... 1,688 84 8 ... 35 ...
Sam Wendel ... ... "
... 1,033 75 3· . .. 27 I 21
City of Perth ... ... " .. . I, i88 86 I . .. F ...
Kosciusko' ... ... "
... 1,192 80 I .. . 34 ; .. " Pak Wan ... f " .... "
... 795 96 ... ... 24 Thomas. Bell ... .. .
" ... 838 96 ... ... 21 .. .
Asia .. . ... , . ... 2,053 72 25 · .. 53 .. . Highfiyer 1,01 I 76 46
, 46 ... .. ,
" ... ... ...
NOVEMBER. Thomas Stephens ...
" ... 1,5°6 65 75 ... 40 ...
Strathdon ... ... "
... 1,010 77 8 ... '1.8 ., . Co~ling~ood 1,01 I 85
, 35 ... ...
" ... 4 ... .. .
Sir William Wallace ... "
... 967 88 .. . ... 26 .. . Northumberland ... Steamer ... 2,180 53 284 ... 96 --... The Tweed ... ... Ship ... 1,7+5 77 17 ' .... 39 .. . City of Seringapa~am ...
" ... 1,190 91 6 · .. '1.9 ...
DECEMBER. -Essex
, 1,046 98 56 ... ...
" ... 9° ... ...
Star of Peace ... ... "
... 1,113 84 I . ... , 29 ... Sobraon ... ...
" ... 2,130 93 I 122 58 ...
Clanranald ... ... "
... l, i85 80 19 ... 33 ... Anglesey ... . ..
" ... 1,012 100 44 123 40 ...
Dharwar ... ... "
.. . 1,3°0 91 ... ... 31 224
City of Delhi... ... "
... 1,199 72 3 ... 33 to .. ,
Marpesia 1,444 75 8 '1.8 . , ... ... "
... ... ... ------ -----
Totals ... ... 114,033 85! 3,z78t 15 ?,.j.85 14
, Accident.-· Consumptlon.- 3 Consnmptlon. - • Stricturc.- , Dro,vncd.-" Drowncd.-? Consumption.-' Fall froin aloft.-' Sunstroke.-H1 pycemia.-ll Consumption.-l'J Drowned.-!3 Drowncd.---;"H Drowned.-H
' Consumption.- 10 Prematnre hfrth.- 17 Consumption. _" Con,umptlon.-" Dro,vned.-" Brollchitls.-" Heart di,easo.-" Consumption.-"' Hromorrbage.-" I Dr~wned, I Suicide.
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No~ 3.
;RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of Liverpool.
I
Dumtion Number Number Name of Vessel. : Class. Tonnage. of of·· . Deaths. of Deaths.
Voyage. Passengers ... Crew.
- - .. .. Days.
JANUARY. Nil.
)
FEBRUARY. Khandeish ... ... Ship .•• 1,008 78 22 ... 26 . .. Knight Oommander ...
" ... 1,4-36 92 24- ... 31 ...
MARCH. .. Nelson 1,245 97 29 • ,. 'i I
30 .. . ... "
... ... Zemindar. ... . ..
" ... 1,096 97 33 ... 32 . ..
APRIL. Ophelia
.. 1,884- '112 28 ... ...
" ... 19 ... ...
Eaton Hall ... . .... ' . O'O' .. 1,779 . 101 . 23! . ... 32 . ..
" Melpomone ... "
... 1,439 80 45 ... 34 12 Lady Oairns ...
" ... 1,264 91 21 ... 30 .. .
MAY. Rutlandshire ...
" ... 1,056 92 8§ ... 22 .. .
Royal Alfred· ... " ... 1,239 98 14 ... 28 ...
America ... ... "
. .. 1.435 87 .. . ... 37 .. . Staffordshire ... " .,." 1, 167 87 ... ... 30 .. . Romeo ; ... ... Barque 640 96 2 . .. i9 . .. Great Britain ... Steamer 1,794 57 386 33 140 ...
JUNE. Oornwa\lis .... ... Ship ... 1,21 4 112 27 . .. 29 ... John Nicholson ...
" ... 685 97 ... ... 18 ...
The Bruce ... ... "
... 1,206 150 ... .. . 24 24 Eskdale ... ...
" , .. ' . 1,220 78 15 ... 30 . .. .
JULY. . Atkar
, ... .. . "
... 1,28 3 103 8 ... 30 . .. Ohilders ... ...
" ... 896 100 . .. . .. 23 '"
British Army ... "
... 1,289 88 22 ... 32 IG . ,
., , .. AUGUST •
e . " Fleur de Lis ...
" ... 995 93 1'4~ ... 27 ...
Bedfordshire ... " ... 1,155 103 39 ... 24 16
Prince Oscar ... ". . .. 1,292 92 I . .. 33 ... Wasdale
, ... ... "
... 1,220 80 33 ... 32 . .. SBPTEMBER.
Ranee .. . ... "
... 1,263 87 57 ... 30 11 Van Diemen ... Baniue 1,050 94 21 ... 31 ...
OCTOBER.
Juliet ... ... Ship ... 1,242 91 25 .. . 30 IS
Antiope .. . .. . "
. .. 1,442 ' 74 37 ... 33 ... Eurynome ... ...
" ... 1, 163 79 19 ... 30 19
NOVEMBER.
Theophane ... ... " . .. 1,525 75 55 ... 35 110
DECElIIBER.
Lake Leman ... " '" 1,035 90 42 ... 33 ...
Great Britain ... "
... 1,794 57 591 111 14-0 ... Patterdale ... ...
" . .. . 1,099 80 37 . .. 35 ...
Khandeish : •• .. . "
... 1,008 81 I ... 25 " .
Totals ... . .. 4%,95 2 9°! 1,671 ! 5 1,243 9 , .
I Drowned.-' DYllIlntery.-' Consumptlon.-' Drownell.-' Drowllcd.-' Drownoo.-' Apop1Oxr.---' Drownod.-' Apoplexy. lV Urowlleu.-u CotJsumpUou~ ,
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No.4 ..
RETURN of Vessels arrived from various other Ports.in the'United Kingdom.
Name of Vessel.
JANUARY. Lo ch Katrina
FEBRUARY. Lo eh Tay ...
MARCR. o tway ...
APRIL. L oeh Ness ...
-MAY.'
T eviotdale .. : '
JUNE. B en Nevis •••
JULY. E ttrickdale
.' ,
' AUGUST. ·N iI. '
SEPTEMBER. L oeh Lomond
OCTOBER. N iI.
NOVEMBER. A L
saaye ... oeh Tay ...
DECEMBER.' B en Cruaehan
Totals
,
Class.
... Ship ...
... " ...
... Barque ...
... Ship . ..
... "
...
... "
...
... "
...
,
... "
...
... "
... ...
" ...
... "
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Duration Number Number Tonnage. of of Deaths. of
Voyage. • Passengers. . Crew. -----.
Days.
1,200 87 34-! . .. 35 ,
1,191 . 77 24- .. . 34-•
270 115 ... ... 14-
1,193 119 14- 12 34-
1,260 '87 II '14 1..7
1;060 78 33 ... 31
1,1..89 73 26 ... 27
I
1,199 81 4-1 ... 34-
1,281 86 27 ... '3 1 1,191 7I 26 16 , 36
1,4-67 67 65 . ... 4-0
12,601 85t 30l t 3 343
• Drowned.-· Oonsumpt!on.-' Drowned.-' Consumptlon.-' Consumption, DrowJIcd.-· Consumption.
No.5.
RETURN of Vessels arrived from various Ports, United States.
Duration Number Number Name of Vessel. Class. ,Tonnage. of of Deaths. of
Voyage. Passengers. Crew. ---------
Days. JANUARY.
Fearless ... ... Ship ... 707 94 ••• 1 ... 24 George Treat ... Barque ... 639 17:& ... ... 13
FEBRUARY. ,
Masonic ... . , ... " ... 539 110 ... ... U
Rebecca. Goddard ... "
... 413 j 93 I . .. II
l\:bRCB. Forward Ho ... Ship . .. 942 74 5 ... 26 Rainbow ... ... Barque ... 653 117 ... ... IS Escort ... ...
" ... 636 94 I .1. 13
Deaths.
...
11
. .. IS
25
...
...
. ..
... ...
. .. 4
Deaths.
. .. .. .
.. . ...
... . .. . ..
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No. 5.-RETURN of Vessels arrived from various Ports, United States-continued.
Duration Number Number Na.meof Vessel. Class, Tonnage. of of Dea.ths. ot Deaths.
Voyage. Passengers. Crew. ------
Days. APRIL. I .
Stratton Audley ... Ship ... 998 85 ... ... 24 .. . MAY.
Etta Loring ... Barque ••• 716 94 ... ... [6 .. . Jmm.
Montana ... ... "
. .. 650 13° ... ... 15 ... Springfield .. , Ship ... 1,°44" 1[2 ... ... 21 . .. Akbar ... ...
" ... 906 108 , .. ... 20 ...
Cutwater ... ... "
. .. 985 87 2 ... 19 .. . JULY. 0
Cashmere ... ... "
... 936 .110 2 ... 88 ... North America.n ...
" ... 1,583 82 I ... , 26 . ..
AUGUST. . Skimmer of the Seas Barque ••• 396 108 ... ... 12 . ..
SEPTEMBER . . Bengal ... ... Ship ... 998 112 I ., . 23 . .. Game Cock ...
" ... I, 119 98 .. . ... 26 ...
OCTOBER. Flying- Eagle ...
" ... 1,004 105 3 ... 21 ...
NOVEMBER. 0
Wakefield ... ... Barque oo. 886 81 0 4 ... 16
I
.. . Mindoro ... ... Ship ... 972 13 1 4 .. . 2I . .. Edward James ... Barque ••• 528 75 . ... ... 14 ... Galatea ... ... . Ship ... 939 97 I ... 23 .. .
DECEMBER. Lrelia. B. Long ... Barque ... 610 105 ... ... 14 ...
Totals ... ... ... 19,799 103 . .. 443 '0.
No.6. RETURN of Vessels arrived from Mauritius and Bourbon.
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Duration Number Number Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage. of ot Deaths. of Deaths.
Voyage. Passengers. Crew.
JANUARY. Days.
Anna Bella ... Barque ... 333 39 ... . .. 12 ... Frediica ... ...
" . .. 384 52 oo. .. . II ...
Anni~ ... ... "
... 449 4°' 4 ... 15 ... Assyrian Brig 280 46 I ... ... ... .. . ... II oo.
Brocklesby ... Schooner 195 47 ... .. . 8 ... Flodden ... ... Barque ... 337 42 I ... II . ..
. FEBRUARY. Leading Star ... Brig ... 249 5° oo. .. . 9 . .. Elizabeth ... ... Barque ... 263 40 I .oo 12' ... Meridian ... ...
" ... 392 42 ... .. . II' ...
MARCH. Ellerslie ... ... 3 Schooner .. 202 S2 1 ... 10 . .. Oriental ... ... Barque ... 280 46 . ... .to U . .. Racer ... ... "
... 742 36 9 ... 19 . .. Jenny Louttit ...
" ... 492 '42 I ... 14 ...
Alic(l ... ... "
... 337 4· . .. ... 10 ... Rowena ... ... Brig ... 193 41 . .. ... 8 . .. Boston Vale ... Barque ... 421 37 ... . .. 13 .. .
... ..... ...
No. 6 • .....:RETURN of Vessels arriv~d from Mariritius and B~urbon-continued;: .
Name of .Vessel. .... ~ ... ---- ... .
APRIL. Sarah .. .
ueen of the Seas Q N G D o V
ightingale laslyon ... over Oourt hades Augusti ictorine ...
MAY. rancis Henty F
.0 G
ingalee .. . eorge M. Peake
F o o
lodden him" ondor
rienmI
JUNE. ... . " ...
JULY. ... o M S
ichel Ohevalier peedweU ...
AUGUST. eres ... aint Francois B.
o S S arah ' . ...
SEPTEMBER. hamlOn. ...
. mily ..... ,
S E o ommercaute
: OCTOBER.
er Majesty H I F o E P S S S
ron Queen lodden ... riental ... arl of Southesk eony , '" t. M;arc ... yringa ... empiternal
NOVEMBER. [adura ...
.. .. , ... ... . .. ... ... ...
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... '"
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1\ E H H o
ortensia,. B •. , elens . ceur Aime ,
DECEMBER. St. Kilda ...
harmian ... harles Maurier
o o R M L Lo
anee ... agara ... arnax ...
chnaw ... San Juan ... .
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Totals
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Brig ... Barque ... Schooner Barque ...
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I Duration Number Number I
Tonnage. of of ·Deaths. of Deaths. Voyage . Passengers .. Crew.·
, .. " , ______ .o"".~_
-;--- i--
Days. '!
233 45 . .. ... 13 ... 322 42 ... ... I I 11 220. 48 ;. .. . .. 12 12 . . 372 36 3 ... II ... 486 39 .. . .. . IQ ... 762 42 19 s· . .. I ., q. ,. 310 29 . .. ... ... .. .'
; 45 1 48 3 ... 16 ... 339 36 .. . ... ; I~ . .. 263 37 ... ... 10 ...
.. ' . :
337 42 .. . ... 14 ... 356. 42 ... ... I·t .. . 450 40 . .. ... 14 ...
I
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280 53 I ... ... II ... 38i 38 7
I 14 . .. ... 349 48 .. . ... 14 ...
454- 35 ... ... 15 , ...
253 50 I ... .. 10 ... 233 47 I .. . ·12 ...
: 295 30 I ... 13 ...
..296 .. 35 ~ ... 12 ... 28i 48 1 ... I2 ... . ..
..- ...
356 34- ... ... IS ... 233 . --43 ... ... 9 ... 337 37 I ... 13 ... 280 3~ 1 ... II ... 336 35 8 ... 14 ... 38p 36 . .. ... 14 ... , i62 38 ... . .. 12 ... 379 37 3 ... 14 .. . 278 39 ... .. . II ...
366 33 ... ... I4 ... 429 31 1 ... 13 ... 245 48. 2 ... 10 , .. 42 3 ,28 2 ... 17 ... 418 36 6 . ... 16 . ..
. 189 50 5 ... 10 .. . 558 41 3 ... 16 ... 268 41 1 ... ,13 ... 288 40 2 ... 13 ... 29'1 37 9 ... 10 ... 380 29 ... ' ...
. i 13 . .: .
1.77 32 ... ... 10 ... . 273 37 I ... 9 j . ...
0
-'~I 40 I
80 ... , 75.~ . 3
, Dro·Wned.-' Dysentery,-" Consumption.
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No.7. RETURN of Vessels arrived from all other Ports.
i Tonnage·l· ! Duration Number
• Deaths. Number'
Name of Vessels. Class. Where from. of of of Deaths. Voyage. Passengers. Crew.
c
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Days: JANUA.RY.
Macassar · .. Brig ... 279 Charente .. . 106 ... .. . 10 ... Charlotte , Bar,que 428 Skonrik r 12 · .. > ••• IZ2 . ... I ... ... Victorine ...
" ... 310 New Guinea ... 22 ... ... 17 i ...
Queen of the Colonies Ship ... 1,346 Holmsund ... 115 3'~ ... 25 ... Ellen Rickmers ... : Barque 306 FooChow ... 74 .. . ... 10 .. . St. Kilda " 3 Schooner 189 Colombo 5~ 10 ... ... ... ... .. . R.M. Sr. Baroda ... . .. 1,232 Galle ... ... 25 102 I 1 14,2 ... E. J. Spence ... Barque 519 Hong Kong ... 82 6 12 17 ... Stanley Schooner II5 Singapore ... 62 '"
, ... 7 . .. ... . .. Hammonia ... ,Barque 376 ' Passeroang ... 42 ... 14 ... Belted Will FooChow 75
, ... "
... 349 ... 2 .. . II ... James Wilson ... "
... 346 FooChow ... 63 ... ... 10 ... Claymore •• , t , ". . .. 287 Batavia ... 64 I ... II . ..
-FEBRUARY. Laju ... . .. Ship ... 556 Sourabaya '" 46 . .. ... 15 ... Georgina ... Barque 315 Hong Kong,vidN.Z. . 19 ... . .. 12 ... Laura ... ...
" ... 326 FooChow .. . 61 ... ... 13 ...
Erato .. . ... "
... 519 Ljusne ... IZ6 I ... 15 ... Lass of Gawlor ... Brig ... 223 FooChow ... 62 3 ... 10 ... Island City ... .Barque 420 Singapore . , . 53 I . ... 13 ... Finzelle ... 487 Probolingo ... 47 3 ... 16 , ... ... " ... R.M. Sr. Mooltan ...
" ... 1,627 Galle ... .. ~ 25 66 ... 15 1 ...
Otago ... ... " ... 745 Hong Kong ... 47 ... .. . 23 ...
Nil Desperandum ... Brig ... 157 Fiji ... ... 19 12 .. . 9 ... Prince Victor · .. Barque 294 Maldon Island ... 37 I ... 9 ...
MARCH. Onward ... ... Ship ... <>06 Hong Kong .. . 61 18 ... 24 ... Dilawur ... ... "
... 1,304 Calcutta ... 56 16 .. . 36 .... Solo ... ... "
... 949 Gottenburg ... 117 ... . .. 21 I a Jane Bell .. . Brig ... 191 Colombo ... 54 I . .. II ... Plato ... ... Barque 285 ,FooChow ... 78 ... ... II ... Bengal . .. ...
" .. . 323 Batavia ... 53 5 ... 14 ...
Rachel ... ... "
... 283 Cheribon ... 57 ... . .. I2 ... Florence Nightingale
" ... 464 Hong Kong ... 67 ... .. . 16 ...
Astracan ... Ship . .. 1,040 Calcutta '\ ... 56 4 . .. 36 ... Rota .. ... "
... 908 Ljusne ... 104 .. . .. . 24 ... R.M. Sr. Bangalore ... 1,178 Galle ... ... 19 84- ... 140 ... Emilie et Marie · .. Barque 256 Java ... ... 65 ... ... 10 ... Victory ... ... Brig ... 255 FooChow ... 62 .. . . .. 10 ... Johann Heindrich ... Barque. 442 Frederickstadt ... II9 ... ... 13 . .. Rose of, Australia. ... Brig ... 26:z FooChow ... 62 ... ... II . ... Lottery ... ... Schooner 150 Labrador ... 130 ... ... 8 . .. Mount Stuart Elphin- Barque 6II Frederickstadt ••• 150 ... . .. 17 ...
stone Atlantic ... ... Ship ... 576 Sundsvall ... 155 . .. .. . 17 ... James Service .. . Barque 441 Calcutta ... 75 2 ... 13 ... "
Resolution ... Schooner 150 Hong Kong ... 57 . .. ... 7 . .. Constance ... Barque 35 1 Cheribon ... +7 ... ... 12 . ..
APRIL. "
R.M. Sr. Sumatra ... ... 2,201 Galle ••. ... :zo 81 14 143 . .. Mary Belle Roberts Barque 369 Burrard's Inlet ... 98 I ... 8 ... Luzon ... ...
" ... 399 Saigon ... 62 ... ... 13 . ..
Eliza Firth .. . Schooner, 143 Colombo ... 48 .. . . .. 8 " .. China ... ... Ship ... 73 1 Skutskir . .. 138 I ... 20 . .. Alice Hawke ... Schooner 244 Burrard's Inlet. .. 70 I ... 8 ... Wild Wood' ... Ship ... 1,077 Burrard's Inlet ••• SO 4 ... :zo ... Birch Grove ... Barque 543 Maldob. Island ... 35 ... ... 16 . .. Alcedo ... ...
" ... 55 0 Uddewallir . .. I4~ ... . .. 15 ...
L'Ome ... · .. Steamer 3,000 Brest ... .., 89 657 35 21 9 I 6
Alardus ... ... Ship ... 800 Hamburg ... 158 339 28 7 :2.1 1 8
Olle Moller .. . Barque 535 Christiansand ... 135 ... .. . 14 .. . Europe 336 Hong Kong 65 20 • 12 ... . ..
" ... ... ... .. .
Globe ... ... "
... :zoo Saigon ... 69 ... ... 10 . ..
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No. 7.-RETURN of Vessels arrived from all other Ports-continued. ,
Duration Number Number Name of Vessels. Class. Tonnage. Where from, of of Deaths. of Deaths. , Voyage. Passengers. i Crew.
------ApRIL-continued.
Days.
R. L. ... . .. Barque 246 Charente ... '106 ... . .. [3 ... H.I.M. Sr. Garibaldi Steamer 3,500 -Naples '" 160 ... ... 39[ . .. Sea Gull ... ... Barque .423 Batavia '" 33 ... . .. [3 ... W ressell Castle ...
" ... 3 [6 Manilla ... 29 . .. ... IZ .. .
David Brown ... Ship ... 905 Frederickstadt ... 87 ... ... 16 . .. Isabelle ... ... Barque 269 Bordeaux ... 139 .. . 13 ...
MAY. R.M. Sr. Baroda ... ... 1,232 Galle ... .. , 20 92 ... 141 . ... Georges ... ... Barque 386 Calcutta ... 6[ ... ... ' IZ · .. Tasso ' ... ...
" ... 264 Colombo ... 51 . .. . . .. 9 ...
Lindsay ... ... Ship ... 536 Christiana ... 106 .. . . .. 16 ... Trinculo ... Barque fl8 Natal ... 40 6 ... '[6 · .. R.M. Sr. Bangalore ... 1,[ 78 Galle ... ... 20 [01 .. . [3 8 .. .
JUNE. Henrietta Behn ... Barque 576 San Fl'ancisco ... 59 9 ... IS ... Columbia ...
" ... 991 Burral'd's Inlet ... 74 ... ... 17 .. .
Cap Sing Moon ... " .. ' 466 Hong Kong ... 65 23 ... 13 .. .
Marie Adolfine ... "
... 598 Sundsvall . .. II2 [ ... 20 ... Brewster ...
" ... 350 Calcutta ... 85 [ . .. [0
Gustave ... ... "
... 408 San Francisco '" 60 '3 , .. IZ ... Talisman ...
" ... 5O[ Frederickstadt '" IIO ... .. . II . ..
Sparrowhawk , ... "
... 500 Burrard's Inlet ... 65 [ [ 9 [6 ... Hesperian ... Schooner 241 B u rrard' 8 Inlet ... 7I 5 . .. [.2 ... E. M. Spence ' .. Barque 519 Rangoon ... 54 ... ... 15 . .. Stanfield •.• .. .
" ... 570 Takow . .. 62 [ ... ,20 ...
Bayonnaise ... "
... 566 Manitla .. . 80 ... ... IZ . ... Andreas ... ...
" ... 398 Bankok ... 86 ... . .. 14 ...
Burnside ... "
... 464 Yokohama ... 89 ... . .. II , .. . R.M. Sr. China ... ... 1,348 Galle .. . 20 I19 ... 144, ... California ... ,Ship ... 649 CheriboD .. . 42 - 2 ... ,20 ... Marquis of Argyle ...
" .. 516' Hong Kong' ... 62 20 .. . 1-3' · ..
JULY. Edmond Gressier ... Barque 347 Charente ... [08 ... ... 13' ... Greyhound ... Brig . .. 23 1 Singapore ... 52 1 . '" [3 ... Foreningen ... Ship . .. 1,000 Weftstadt ... 1[3 ... ... 22 ... Thurso ... ... Barque 490 Calcutta ... 54 4 ... 14 .. . Univers ... ...
" ... 387 Rangoon '" 98 2 ."5_ 13 ...
Ava ... ... "
... 454 Burrard's Inlet ... 87 ... . .. 9 ... Cresarewitch ...
" ... 394 San Francisco . .. 70 23 ... 14 .. . R.~. Sr. Baroda ... ... [,232 Galle ... ... 21 '101 .. . [45 ... L. Y.N .... ... Barque 296 Bordeaux ... 109 ... ... 1'5 ... Prince Victor ...
" ... 294 Maldon Island ... 48 3 ... 10 ...
Zaritza ... ... Ship . .. 806 Gottenburg ... 93 ... ... 20 ... Ostelius ... ...
" ... 640 Sourabaya ... 46 [ . .... 20 . ..
Sea Ripple ... 3 Schooner [87 Singapore ... 62 I ... 10 ... AUGUST.
Lrelia ... ... Cutter ... 50 Sourabaya ... 35 z, , .... 8 ... Francia Henty ... Barque 45 1 Newcastle ... 8 2 ...... 15 110
St. Lucien ... ... 276 San Francisco ... 123 ... ... 12 .. . , " Maggie Leslie ... "
... 434 Rangooll ... 79 ... ... 16 ... ~tanley ... . ... Schooner 115 Singapore . .. 53 ... .. . 8 .. . Craigforth ... Steamer 867 Foo Chow ... 35 ... . .. 24 ... Grace Roberts 3 Schooner 268 Humboldt's Bay 55 I ... , 10 ... ... Rene ... ... Barque 296 Zebu .~. ... 77 ! ... II ... Matilda Atheling ... Ship ... 676 Hong Kong ... 98 20 ... 28 . .. Hope , ... Barque 450 Bankok ... , 5[ ... . .. 15 ... ... Charity ... ... " ... 43 z Batavia ... 36 ... ... 18 211 R.M. Sr. Bangalore ... I, I 78 Galle ... ... 1.0 44 ... 148 .. . Dauphin... - ... Barque 339 Manilla ... 82 ... ... 12 .. . Bonnie Dunkeld ... 3 Schooner :ZoOS Hong Kong ... (03 4 ... II ...
SEPTEMBER. Nil Desperandum ... Brig ... 157 Levuka ... 28 19 ... '1 .. .
I
Minna ... ... Barque 418 FooChow ... 68 ... . .. 14 .. . I
..
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No. 7.-RETURN of Vessels arrived from all other . Ports-continued.
Duration Number Number Name of Vessels. Class. Tonnage. Where from. of of Deaths. of Deaths.
Voyage. Passengers. Crew. - -----. ------
SEPTEMBER- Days. continued.
Dunmore ... Barque 439 Calcutta .. , 70 I ... 16 ... James Service ... ... HI Calcutta ... 53 I ... 26 ...
" Formosa ... ... "
... 381 Batavia ... 34 I ... II ... Carl Booth ...
" '" 528 Frederickstadt ... 126 ... ... 13 ... Letitia ... ... Schooner 245 Honolulu . . 48 8 ... 8 ... Holmsdale ... Ship '" 1,257 Burrard's Inlet ... 61 6 ... 29 ... Mary Mildred ...
" ... 460 Hong Kong ... 70 16 ... 20 112
Thomas Brown ... Barque 279 FooChow ... 73 ... .. . 18 ... Lizzie ... ...
" ... 33 1 Macao ... 78 ... ... 18 ...
Amazon ... ... "
... 410 Gottenburg ... 127 ... ... 19 ... Kedar ... ...
" ... 532 Calcutta .. . 60 2 ... 15 ...
R.M. Sr. China ... '" 1,348 Galle ... ... 21 39 ... 142 ... Mocq Bally ... Barque 380' • Chal'ente ... 90 I ... 14 ... Memnon ... ... Ship ... 849 Frederickstadt ... 110 ... ... 18 ... Helen M. Almy ... Barque 314 Honolulu ... 55 I ... 10 .. Anna Dorothea ...
" ... 35 2 FooCbow ... 82 ... ... 12 ...
OCTOBER. Rose M .... ... . Barque 366 Ilo 110 ... 69 2 --. 13 . .. ~olid ... ... Schooner 157 FooChow ... 89 I ... 7 .. . Corong ... ... Barque 369 Batavia '" 33 I ... 12 ... En.voy ... ...
" '" 57? Buenos Ayres ... 51 ... ... II .. . Fyen '" ...
" ... 311 VooChow ... 87 ... ... II .. .
Onward. oo. ... Ship ... 606 Hong Kong ... 74 12 ... 23 . .. Bella Gadatina ...
" ... no Ljusne ... 12 5 ... ... 16 ...
E. M. Young ... Barque. 345 FooChow ... 90 ... ... 13 . .. Charlotte ...
" . .. 414 Ilo Ilo ... 65 ... ... 12 . ..
Georgina ... " ... 315 Foo Chow ... 76 ... ... II '"
R.M. ~r. Baroda ... ... 1,23 2 Galle ... ... 20 70 ... 143 ... Victor Albert ...
" ... 384 Ilo Ilo ... 66 I ... I I .. .
F. W. Lucas ... Brig ... 307 San Francisco . .. 103 6 ... 9 ... Jessie Macdonald ... Schooner 275 FooChow ... 90 ... ... II .. . Dover Court ... . Barque +87 Batavia ... 34 2 ... 15 .. . Ashburton ...
" ... 506 Rangoon ... 78 4 ... 21 ...
Lunan ... ... "
... 261 FooChow ... 105 2 ... II . .. Maury ... ...
" ... 573 Sundsvall ... 119 ... ... 15 . ..
August ... ... Brig ... 274 FooChow ... 80 ... ... I I .. . Madawaska '" ~chooner 57 1 Buenos Ayres ... 53 ... ... 10 I 13
Bengal ... ... Barque 323 Manilla .. . 100 I ... 19 ... Brilliant ... ...
" .... 303 Hong Kong ... 64 12 ... II ...
NOVEMBER. Chance ... ...
" ... 315 FooChow ... 52 .. , . ... 12 ...
Legal Tender ... "
... 210 Humboldt's Bay 84- ... .. , 10 . .. Rachel '" ... ". ... 282 FooChow ... 67 ... .. . I I . .. Victoria ... ... Steamer 1,000 Batavia ... 24- 9~ ... 43 . .. George Crashow ... Barque 670 Gottenburg ... 126 ... ... 17 '" Victory ... ... Brig ... 230 Hong Kong ... 97 8 ... 10 .. . Mina Bell ... Schooner 12 3 San Francisco ... 92 3 ... 8 .. . Moneyruck ... Barque 280 Port Townsend ... 89 8' ... 8 ... Sampson ... oo.
" ... 75 2 Port Townsend ... 82 ... ... 16 ...
R.M. Sr. Bangalore ... 1,178 Galle ... oo. 20 112 ... IH ... Wasliington Libbey Ship ... 1,047 Port Townsend ... 108 2 ... 22 . .. B. Aymar ... Barque 516 San Francisco ... 63 16 .. . 12 ... Nil Desperandum ... Brig ... 157 Levuka ... 19 4 .. . II ... Ocean Pearl ... Schooner 195 San Francisco ... 53 3 .. . 10 ... Larrie Reed ... Ship ... 1,400 Swartwick ... 100 .. . .. . 22 ... Prince Victor ... Barque 294' Maldon Island ... H 5 . .. 10 ... Fire Queen ... Ship ... 766 Frederickstadt ... 107 ... .. . 22
DECEMBER.
o
Macgregor ... Steamer 1,413 Sourabaya ... 17 6 .. . 83 ... Victor ... ... Barque 647 Port Gamble ... 67 .. . . ... 13 . .. Auguste Reimer ... Schooner 202 FooChow ... n . .. ... 10 .. . Laura ... ... Barque 327 Hong Kong ... 68 . .. . .. 12 ... Alice M. Minott ... Ship ... 1,068 Skutskir ... 136 4 '" 18 . .. Rebecca Jane ... Brig .. , 21 9 Hong Kong ... 75 .. . ... 9 ... R.M. Sr. Nubia ... ... 2,093 Galle ... ... 19 137 .. . 153 . ..
No. 7.-RETlmN of.Vessels arrive!! from i'Lll otllex: portl'!-:-con~~ued.
Number Number Name of Vessels. Class. I Tonn.age. Where from.
Duration of'
Voya:ge; of Deaths. of Deaths. .. , :.,' . Passengers.Cr·ew.
-------- ------. ------'jlECEMBER- Days.
continued. Birchgrove Ben Nevi~ I Christianshaven ,'" Esperance' . Miss Kilmansegge .... Janet Stewart I •••
4miral d~, Mo~taig-nac
Noemi ..•. Janet Aristos
Barque Ship ... Barque
" " " "
" " " "
54-3 1,060
25 8 '272 ", ~29 202 54-3
354-21 5 5'3 1 256
Samarang Calcutta Hong Kong i
i FooChow Amoy Hong Kong . ,
Moulmein
Rangoon FooChow Soderham
' .
Philippine Islands
57, 43 60
'?9 58
,77 67
69 ,59 153 60
16 , .j
12 30 ...
5 II -.. II
II 8
IS
2 13 10 ... 14 II Emilie et Marie'
ManIla .• : Samuel Merrit . Rose of Australia ... John Bunyan Dexter ...
". " " Ship
497 263 262
I;P9
Frederickstadt ... San Francisco .•. FooChow Guanap Island .. ~
. i 10 87 67 81
15 3 10
II
25
" 1;278 Geme
Totals 108~?SS
No.8.
176 21
2.,57 1 -3-5- ~1--8-
'1 Dinrrhooa. 9; convulsions, 1; measles, 4, ; tremens.-lI Drowned, I; apoplexy, I.
RETURN· o{Vessels from- all Ports, showing Total Amount of Tonna.ge, Number of Passengers and '; Crews, and,Deaths per Cent. of ea.ch during. the Voyage •
.0:: ~
OIl <=
Where from, .... Q)
~oi 0 Tonnage. Q)~ ..... OJ ., bO",. ,00; '" '" Em ... '" '" Q)
~P-! z> ~'O ---,.,..-------
Days.
114,033 93 8S! 42,95 2 35 9o! 12,601 II 8S!
London:... .. . Liverpool .... , .. . Other ip()rts in the}
U nited:Kingdom United' States of }
America:' 19,799, 24 103 Mauritius and Bourbon. 20,SI8. ' 60 40
..
All othbr;~orts, .... 108,055 1951 ...
: ': 1317,9S.8 4~,81-=--
Passengers.
Total Number.
3,278k 1,671t
30l b
25
80
15 5 3
2,57 1 35 1'36
7,9271- 58
, • c
No.9.
Crews.
, ... ll! ~ Total ~ 11 ' 1l 0
Number. ~ 0 11 ... Z~ 08.
Total;
Total Number.
------1--------
3,485 1'4 '40 6,763! 29 '43 1,2.43 9 '72. 2,914~ 14 '48
343 4 1"16 644t 7 1'08 ,.
468 , ... •
443 ... .. ..
.. 830 3 '36 7,706
431 'SS 19,326l 96 "50
5'~~~! § :i~ I 10399\--;8 -0'-3-3 11----1--
sho:wing the Number of Warrant and Selected Immigrants who have arrived at the Port of . i Menio~rne during the Year 1873,
o
"I :,! I , I) 'I II' 1
Name of Vessel. Date of Arrival,! Where frOllI. \ Tonna.ge. ·,·1 i', : .1) I. _
____ +, ____ ,~i--_I-~ __ ---_~~--I--~------·---------I. ;1 ' i'" I
A~;~to I .. :' . :j... ~nd ~a~:r •• : L&ndon ... Grea.t ~ritain II'" 26th May t, ... Liverpool ... Queen pf. ~ations 1!6th June I ::. London .. . Sorrier~et·Bhire;;... z3rd. Septeinber:- Ditto .. . NorthUIIiberland... 118th November: Ditto ;;'., Great Bdtain i:... i 1st December>(} L}verpool ..... .. ' i ':., I :. I"
., ,Totals..... . •• '. ' ... I'"
.. I ~ .! ,
3,300
1,794 "'846 ~~593 2,180 1,794
Warrant Selected Passengers. I Immigrants.
--.~""'--- I
Male. Female., Male. • Female. Total.
--- - -------,
260 177 Nil I ,
Nil 34 10 I " " I
95 146 " " 32 p,," 27 I 2.2 I "
8 I lSi"
1·~lwl~ " " " ;.
LESLEY A. MOODY, .ImmigratIOn A;gent,
,
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No. 10. RETURN of Vessels placed in Quarantine, 1873,
. I Duration .... '" oS
°It gl .e~ Date of Name of Nature of Disease causing of It~ .,oS ",1'1
Arrival. Vessel. Where from. Detention. Quarantine "8~ ,.dQo ,.dOl .... «1 ...,,,,
of 0Ip., 0$0$ ::l'" 0>0 Ad-Vessels. Z~ ~i>
---- -- - -----, 1873.
Fever, Measles, Diarrhrea ... 35 days April 18 Alardus ,Hamburg ... 339 29 4 May 5" R.M; Sr. Galle ... Small Pox ... 48 hours ,92 Nil ,I
Baroda.
" 20 Ditto ... Sydney ... Ditto ... . .. .... 65 " 50 Nil Nil
No. 11.
SPECIAL RETURN B,howing Average Detention of Vessels for Medical Inspection, 1873.
Number ...... boarded be· Number Arrived after Sunset. Vessels requiring Special Medical 0'" tween Sunrise Inspection. t~
.t=>'" and Sunset • 1873. s~ , Totals.
::lP=l Z,!!j Average 'Detention consequent u Vessels .-<C> oj ., No. Deten- No. upon Government Immigrants. from BUS-+>'" o Q) tion. Medical Inspection. pected Ports. E-ii> .
,-' ------Minutes.
January •.• 30 26 3k 4 Nil ... ... ... ... . .. 1 1 February 24 20 3 4 I detained 2 hours ... ... .. . ... 1 1
Ma.rch ... 39 32 4 7 1 "
6 "
... S.S. Atrato and Somer- 7 9 setshire'
April ... H 40 4 4 1 " 4 "
... S.S. L'Orne and Alardus 7 9 May ... 24 20 10 4 Nil ... .. . S.S. Baroda, 5th ana 2 5
20th; Great Britain June '" 39 27 3 IZ 1 deta.ined 4 hours ... Queen of Nations ... 3 4 July ... 28 28 3 Nil Nil ... ... ... . .. . .. 3 3 August ... 33 31 4 2 Nii· ... ... ... .. . . .. 2 2 September 33 28 '5 5 I detained 4 hours ... S.S. Somersetshire ... 2 3 October ... 43 31 3 ' 12 2
" 8 "
... ... ... ... 9 9 November 36 29 36 7 1 " 4 "
... S.S. Northumberland ... 3 4 December 45 40 6 5 Nil ... ... S.S.Great Britain .. . 6 7 --I------ ----------------------
Totals ... 4 18 351 4t 66* 8 detained 32 hours; II 46 57
•
Average detention 4 hours.
* Of these 66 vessels, 58 must have anchored till sunrise, owing to ea.lms, tides, contrary winds, or to their being South Channel ships, independent altogether of any detention for medical inspection.
By Authority: JOIlN FXRXES, Government Printer, Melbourne.