[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City.

  • Dundee (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1951
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    during their inspection of ships arriving at the Port. This interest has been continued year by year. The crews quarters were examined in all kinds of ships using the port—the jute liner, a pilgrim ship—an unusual visitor to Dundee—the oil tanker, coaster sugar boat and even the trawler. The first impressions gathered in 1948 still hold, that the Captain and the first officer are the motivating force in maintaining the cleanliness of the ship. The large liner with its coloured crew is invariably clean while the small British ship is often untidy and sometimes even unclean. Small foreign vessels, particu- laidy Dutch and Norwegian, have better amenities than small British ships and a higher standard of cleanliness is main- tained. Information on the work done in dealing with vermin and rat infestation is contained in the Chief Sanitary Inspector’s report. It is of interest to note that bed bugs were found in one vessel during the systematic inspection. Particulars with regard to the work of providing new houses will be found in the report by the Chief Sanitary Inspector now issued as a separate volume. The number of new houses completed in 1951 was 787 com- pared with 898 in 1950, 554 in 1949 and the rate of progress was disappointingly slow. There is no doubt that the hous- ing campaign has a long way to go and speeding up by every possible means is urgently necessary. I am, your obedient servant, JAMES A. CUTHBERT, Medical Officer of Health. Central Public Health Office, 9 West Bell Street, 7 r Dundee, October, 1952. Housing and Sanitation