[Report 1895] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Bristol Port Health Authority.

  • Bristol (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1895
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Credit: [Report 1895] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Bristol Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    M edical Authorities at the Lazaretto of Marten Garcia, River Plate. No further sickness occurred on the homeward voyage of 44' days. On arrival the vessel was again disin- fected, the water discharged, and the ship cleared. On May 19th, the S.S. Samara arrived at Avonmouth from Rosario, while there, on April 4th, the Chief Engineer sickened of Cholera and was taken to the shore hospital where he died on April 5th. The vessel was disinfected by the Authorities, and left Rosario on April 9th. On arrival the vessel and the deceased man’s effects were disinfected, the water discharged, and the ship cleared. Enteric Fever. On June 6th, the S.S. Victoria arrived in Ringroad from River Plate, via S. Vincent, with a general cargo, grain, and sheep, the dung of these latter being very offensive. On arrival the Mess Room Steward, 17, was found to be convalescent from Enteric Fever, and was admitted to the Port Hospital. Another man on board had suffered during the voyage from suspicious symptoms, but he appeared to be well on arrival and proceeded home. No other sickness occurred on the ship. Yellow Fever, On request of Capt. Dent, R.N., Superin- tendent of the Mercantile Marine Office at Avonmouth, on June 14th, 1895, the effects of two men on board the S.S. Melanope, on which a fatal case of yellow fever had oc- curred in a Brazilian port, were destroyed. Arrival of Vessels having Manure on Hoard. In consequence of the arrival on June 20th of the S.S. c' Boston City,” having manure on board from animals which had been discharged at another port; and the nuisance occasioned by the unshipment of the manure at Prince Street Bridge, in the City, representations were made to the Docks Committee, who passed the following Resolution—