[Report 1940-1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Hull & Goole Port Health Authority.

  • Hull and Goole (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1940-1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Hull & Goole Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT There has been no alteration in the definition of the limits of jurisdiction of the Port Health Authority. I—Amount of Shipping Entering the Port during the Year TABLE A FOREIGN AND COASTWISE Number inspected by the Medical Officers . . . . 150 Number inspected by the Inspectors . . . . . . 4,335 Number reported to be defective . . . . . . « . 33 1 Number of vessels On which defects were remedied . . lib Number of vessels reported as having or having had during the voyage infectious disease on board . . 36 II—Source of Water Supply (a) For the Port. (b) For shipping. (c) No. of Water Boats and their Sanitary Condition. The particulars in regard to the above remain the same as reported in detail in 1938. During 1941, eighteen samples of drinking water from ships and water boats were chemically examined by the Port Analyst, one of which was found to be unsatisfactory. In addition, seven samples were submitted to the Analyst for both chemical and bacteriological examination, two of which were found to be unsatisfactory.