[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority.

  • Port Health Authority of Liverpool. n 2014184020.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lower Bebington, Waterloo-with-Seaforth, Little Crosby, Hoylake and West Kirby, Bromborough, Garston, Toxteth Park and Great Crosby, the Rural Sanitary Authorities of Runcorn, Northwieh, Warrington, Wirral, Chester and Prescot, and Runcorn Improvement Commissioners. As the Order now stands the various Riparian Authorities included in the Port Sanitary District with the apportionment of expenses incurred by the Authorities, are as follows:— Urban Sanitary Authority for City of Liverpool, 77*7 per centum. Urban Sanitary Authority for Borough of Birkenhead, 1P2 per centum. Urban Sanitary Authority for Borough of Bootle, 6'3 per centum. Urban Sanitary Authority for Borough of Wallasey, 4'1 per centum. Urban District Council of Lower Bebington, '5 per centum. Urban District Council of Bromborough, *2 per centum. In 1894 the Manchester Ship Canal was completed, and on October 16th, 1895, a conference was held at Manchester, Dr. Barry, of the Local Government Board, attending. As a result, by the Order dated 30th August, 1897, the Liverpool Port Sanitary Authority was recognised as the Authority for dealing with vessels from Cholera, Yellow Fever, and Plague-infected ports. By a voluntary arrangement vessels having Smallpox on board on arrival or during the voyage are dealt with in Liverpool. The Manchester Port Sanitary Authority pays to the Liverpool Authority a proportion of the expenses incurred, and a further charge of four guineas per week is made for each case of Smallpox treated in the hospital when removed from vessels bound for Manchester. CHOLERA, PLAGUE AND YELLOW FEVER. Cholera. Cholera continued prevalent in its endemic seats in China, India and the East Indies, as is shown in the map. As was anticipated, the epidemic of cholera that was raging amongst the Turkish troops in the vicinity of Constantinople spread to t>h: