[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Dover Port Health Authority.

  • Dover (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Dover Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the Aliens' Order with those‘under the Port Sanitary Regulations of 1933. On other occasions, when-.liners hay^,. called at the Port, the nassengers have been inspected after they have come ashore from the fender. 3. By reference to the records and conversation with the Immigration Officers it would appear that the nassengers’ general standard of cleanliness is far better than it was • before the war and no rejections on account of vermin have been made during the past year. ’^ith regard to the people referred for detailed examination special comments seem to be called for in the case of (i) those holding Ministrv of Labour Permits, and (ii) those travelling under Code Q arrangements. In the case of the former a considerable proportion of the girls coming over for domestic service'are not of the order that it was customary to meet before the war. Most of the girls are of a higher educational standard themselves and are simply coming vdth the idea of having an extended holiday'and learning English; detailed examination of these people is not called for and in fact it would be impossible on many occasions to carry this out in view of the numbers that travel on a particular boat. It has been'quite common to have 15-20 in a night, and allowing 10 minutes for a routine examination this would have meant a total of Some 3 hours v^ork. In view of this, examinations,'have onl;^ been carried out in cases of apparent ill-health, or if there has been a history of previous illness. The subjects referred under Code Q arrsingements have to a large extent been very old people, and because of their age ■ . and the nature of the ordeals -through which they have passed on the Continent during the war they have been generally in a poor state of hL;£ilth. The maintenance of these people is however guaranteed by the relatives or friends in England to whom they are coming and consequently certificates have not been issued to these people. 4. SpeaKing generally no difficulties have been experienced in the administration and working of the Aliens' Order, No instances have occurred of aliens refusing to submit to examination. The liaison with the Immigration staff at Dover leaves nothing to be desired and the staff have been most co-'OiDerative on all occasions. 1st March, 1947. Signed .V.. D,. B.. Gartside..... Medical Inspector of Aliens. 4 C i