[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Dover Town and Port.

  • Dover (England). Town and Port Council.
Date:
1926
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    examined each month was :— No. of Number of occasions Vessels engaged these vessels in traffic. entered Port. January 20 143 February *9 126 March 18 147 April 25 143 May ., 27 130 June 23 149 July 26 154 August 28 I78 September 20 92 October 24 165 November 26 162 December l8 l60 Cargoes examined .. .. 1,749 Samples submitted to Chemical Analysis. No specimens were examined bacteriologically. Date. Sample. Feb. 23 Tinned Fruit (Black Currant) Mar. 22 Intestines (in pickle) Result. Tin = 1.74 grains per pound. No preser- vatives. Pickle offensive. Con- tained 2.6 % solid matter, of which 2% organic and 0.6 % mineral matter, 0.4 % of latter being salt. No preserva- tives. Remarks. Sampled in transit. Guarantee obtained from consignee that intestines intended for trade purposes only — not for human consump- tion. 4. Port Sanitary Authorities (Infectious Diseases) Regula- tions, 1920 : (a) Cleansing Station : No cleansing of persons at Isola- tion Hospital was found necessary. (b) Infectious Diseases : Two alien children suffering from measles were admitted to the Isolation Hospital from a cross-Channel Boat. 1 (c) Risks of Introduction of Infectious Disease to which Port is exposed : Subject fully dealt with in 1920 report. No difficulties arose during 1926. 5. Aliens Order, 1919-1920 : Local arrangements fully described in 1920 report. Aliens landing at Total. Medically Medically Certificates Clean- Port of Dover. Temporary Residents : Inspected. Examined. (a) (b) (c) (d) sing Disease Visitors 53.502 53.2H 291 5 4 I — —— ■ . Bus. Visitors 27,085 27,083 2 Diplomatic . . 3T98 3T98 — —• — — •—• . Seamen Contract Sea- 3i 31 ' — -—- — men 882 88 2 — — — — - - . . _