[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Plymouth Port Health Authority.

  • Plymouth (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Plymouth Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    during the MED INTEL Year 1927. S' hipping In all 2170 vessels (apart from those engaged in the fishing trade) arrived from foreign and coastwise, the tonnage amounting to 8,027,786. Four hundred ana fifty six vessels were visited by the .enical Officers and 1,809 by the Inspector. 104 defects -were found on 49 vessels and in most cases the defects were remedied while in Fort. In cases where it was not possible for renovation and repairs to be carried out during the vessels* stay at Plymouth, a letter was sent to the Inspector at the next port of call in -nigland notifying him of the details of our notice. In all 5 letters were sent. Further details will be found in Table A. XX* Character of Trade of Port. Passenger The number of persons passing through the Port TraTTTc was over 25,266 including 15,66o aliens, the latter figure being made up in the main part by jnerican tourists. Coastwise. Coastwise cargo traffic consists largely of transhipped general cargoes from London, Liverpool and Glasgow, coal from the North Last Ports, and coal and general goods from the Bristol Channel Ports* Foreign. The foreign trade remained much the same as in previous years. Vessels arriving from infected ports were given immediate attention by officers of this Department. Table 8 (b) gives a list of the chief steamship companies and ports with which Plymouth has traded during the year 1957, and the nature of any cargo traded.