[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port.

  • Rochester (Kent, England). City and Port Authority.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XIV PUBLIC HEALTH (SHELLFISH) REGULATIONS, 1934. Collection of mussels, cockles, and oysters is controlled by the Medway Shellfish Regulations, 1934, which require them to be relaid in approved waters or passed through a cleansing plant. Mussels are not gathered owing to the expense involved in cleansing or relaying. No oysters and cockles exist in numbers sufficient to be a commercial proposition. The local supply of oysters and mussels is Billingsgate Market. No shellfish are imported from Overseas or British Ports. XV MEDICAL INSPECTION OF ALIENS. Rochester is not an approved Port for the landing of aliens. XVI MISCELLANEOUS. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BURIAL ON SHORE OF PERSONS WHO HAVE DIED ON BOARDSHIP FROM AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Any necessary precautionary measures are taken by the Port Medical Officer after which burial would take place at one of the shore cemeteries or, if considered desirable, at the Medway Crematorium Arrangements for the actual burial would, in the majority of cases, be made by the Shipping agents. Under very exceptional circumstances burial would be arranged by the local Authority under the provisions of the National Assistance Act, 1948, Section 50. CASES OF SICKNESS ON BOARD VESSELS ARRIVING IN PORT. Venereal Disease 6 P.U.O, 1 Influenza 15 Acute Tonsiliitis 1 Infective Hepatitis 1 FOOD INSPECTION. Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations 1968 The Port of Rochester is not a major port for the importation of foodstuff, but the amount and complexity of the foodstuff which does pass through the port does require close examination under the Imported Food Regulations and in consequence, 71 samples were submitted for examination. Of the 1859 cargoes entering the port, 71 were entirely of foodstuff and 102 General/Wine/Food cargoes containing various quantities of the following:- Chicken D uck F ruit Luncheon Meat Ham Milk T ongue A pple Pork Shoulders B utter Eggs Dehydrated Vegetables Fresh Vegetables Quick Frozen Vegetables Cheese H oney Jam G herkins Preserves W ines Confectionery Tomato Puree Pork Loins Chocolate Mixes Salami Pate de fois Gras