Report of the Ministry of Health / Colony of Singapore.

  • Singapore. Ministry of Health.
Date:
[1960]
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Credit: Report of the Ministry of Health / Colony of Singapore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table 32 SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY THE PORT HEALTH SERVICE Inspections and clearance of ships 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Ships inspected and cleared 1,849 1,519 2,030 2,206 1,232 Passengers inspected on ships at the Quarantine Anchorage 95,779 101,182 136,226 168,914 119,461 Corpses inspected 14 10 11 5 15 Pilgrim Ships 4 4 4 4 5 Pilgrims 2,518 2,214 1,891 1,967 2,042 Disinfection of infected vessels ... — — — — — Small Crafts from neighbouring islands inspected and cleared ... 4,788 4,821 6,750 9,258 13,510 Passengers from small craft inspected 23,611 35,129 55,735 73,371 90,031 Inspection of Bum Boats 103 102 98 50 40 Inspection of Water Boats 8 8 9 5 2 Rodent Control Ships inspected for evidence of rodent life 401 418 472 403 410 Ships issued with Deratization Certificate 119 109 119 116 92 Ships issued with Deratization Exemption Certificate 282 309 353 287 318 Rats destroyed during fumigation 782 462 1,170 646 894 Rats examined bacteriologically* 193 129 680 268 168 Vaccination and inoculation Small-pox vaccination 10,042 9,819 8,668 11,069 16,174 Cholera inoculation 10,051 10,321 10,838 10,216 15,673 T.A.B. inoculation 58 75 34 30 947 Sanitary documents Bills of Health 500 575 616 498 384 Permits issued to import, export or tranship coffins containing human remains ... 88 71 54 75 100 Certificates to accompany goods ... 93 94 175 113 135 Certificates issued for articles dis¬ infected by steam ... 1 ■ — — — *Rats are examined bacteriologically by the City Health Department.