[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, River Tees Port Health Authority.

River Tees Port Health Authority.

Date:: 1965

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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, River Tees Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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SECTION XIV—PUBLIC HEALTH (SHELLFISH) REGULATIONS 1934 and 1948 The Regulations refer to the gathering and sale for human consumption of shell¬ fish which may be infected. In 1932 the River Tees Port Health Authority made Regulations under the Public Health Act, 1896, prohibiting the sale of or offering for sale any mussels, cockles, periwinkles or other shell-fish taken from within the District, unless and until such shell-fish have been relaid for such a period as may be directed. There are no beds laid in the Tees estuary. The River Police keep the collecting of shell-fish from the banks of the river under observation. All shell-fish in the area are liable to pollution. No action has been taken during the year under the above Regulations or the Food and Drugs Act. 1955. SECTION XV—MEDICAL INSPECTION OF ALIENS 1. List of Medical Inspectors of Aliens holding Warrants of Appointment: Dr. R. Taylor, Medical Officer of Health. Dr. J. H. E. Baines, Deputy Medical Officer of Health. Dr. J. E. H. Tullis, Senior Assistant Medical Officer. Dr. Janet B. Patterson, Senior Assistant Medical Officer. Dr. W. B. Shaw, Senior School Medical Officer. 2. List of other staff engaged in the work:—None. 3. Organisation of Work : The Port Medical Officer is notified of all alien passengers, including stowaways arriving in the Port and arrangements are made for a medical officer to examine them on board before they are allowed to disembark. 4. Nature and amount of aliens traffic : The majority of alien passengers arriving in the Port are pleasure visitors to this Country, chiefly from Scandinavian countries. Stowaways occasionally arrive from West African ports.