[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Grimsby Port Health Authority.

  • Great Grimsby (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Grimsby Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Study of the crew accommodation in fishing vessels visiting Grimsby from other ports in this country tends to indicate that as far as cleanliness and freedom from insect vermin and rats are concerned, the Grimsby vessels are greatly superior to those of other ports. In many of the trawlers which have been commissioned since the end of the war, the bunks seem to have been designed with the intention of making cleaning out as difficult as possible. The side boards, bottom boards and spring mattresses are all fixed permanently and no provision is made to enable the bunks to be swept out. On representations by this department, some of the owners have altered the structure of the bunks, while others have supplied brushes especially designed to enable the bunks to be swept out. This department also made representations to the builders, with a view to securing the provision of a more suitably designed bunk in future vessels. The problem presented by condensation in the crew accommodation in trawlers was tackled during the year. In-some trawlers, additional ventilators were fitted in selected positions, and generally speaking, the degree of success attained has been satisfactory. It is doubtful if this problem will ever be eliminated completely in the case of older trawlers but experience has proved that additional ventilation behind the linings will, in many cases, alleviate the condition. Inspection of Canal Boats. Public Health Ad, 1936, Part X and The Canal Boats Regulations, 1878. 295 canal boats entered the port during the year and 17 inspections were carried out. The following defects and contraventions of the Act and Regulations were found and remedied :— DEFECTIVE CONDITIONS AND CONTRAVENTIONS Found Remedied Registration Certficates not on board 3 2 Registration Marks and Numbers not clearly thown 6 2 Cabin requiring repainting 1 Registration Certificate not identifying owner with boat ... Registration Certificate not altered after reconstruction of 1 i accommodation 1 Canal boats trading to Grimsby are usually registered with one of the following Registration Authorities :—Hull, Goole, York, Nottingham or Leeds. Trade is confined chiefly to places on the Rivers Humber and Trent.