[Report 1958] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Exeter Port Health Authority.
- Exeter (England). Port Health Authority.
- Date:
- 1958
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1958] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Exeter Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![1. EXE'IER HHT HEiiLTH AUTHOl^lY PORi' hEiJYi'ri llr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I have mch pleasure in presenting to you my ilnnual Report for the year ending 31st Decerriber 1958, and I am pleased to report also that no cases of Infectious I^iseases occurred on board any of the ships coming into this port. As in the previous years, a close \/atch has been kept on ships to determine the presence of rats but no evidence of rat infestation came to light. In general the standard of cleanliness of the shipping entering the port has been satisfactory, and it has not been necessary to take any action in regard to sanitary defecta. The total net registered tonnage entering the port has risen this year from 50,631- in 1957 to 32,541 in the year under review. Vi/hilst there has been a slight fall in the tonnage entering Exmouth Harbour (2.7,245 net registered tons) the shipping entering Exeter Basin has, risen sli^t]^?- to 24,338 net registered tons. With regard to ships from foreign ports, there has been an increase in the total net registered tonnage from 7,963 in 1957 to 10,939 in 1958. The foreign shipping entering Exmouth Harbour has increased but the net registered tonnage entering Exeter basin has decreased slightly, as will be seen from Table C. I should lilce to take this opportunity of thanlcing the Chairman and members of the Exeter Port Health Authority for their continued help and support, I should also like to thank all members of the staff for their wholehearted co-operation shown to me during the year. I have the honour to be Your obedient Servant, L.G. MIERSON, h \ Port Medical Officer,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29199694_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
