[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridgwater Port Health Authority.

  • Bridgwater (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridgwater Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Bii&cjwater Sanitary Hutborit^. ANNUAL REPORT for the Year 1920. I have the honour to submit my Report on the work of the Bridgwater Port Sanitary Authority for the year ending 31st December, 1920. The Health conditions continue to be quite satisfactory, no cases of illness having been reported, and no deaths. There have not been any arrivals from infected Ports and no special warnings issued. Appended to this Report is that received from the Sanitary Inspector, on which I have no comment to make, but that a strict inspection has been made, on all Vessels suspected of being infested with rats, two vessels on which rats were found to exist being stoved. INSPECTOR’S REPORT. I have to report that during the year ending 31st December, 1920, the usual inspection of Vessels arriving within the jurisdiction of the Authority has been fully maintained, and I herewith submit the tables showing the number of vessels entering the Port and particulars of defects found. I am able to report that the whole of the defects were abated previous to the vessels leaving Port. TABLE No. 1. Shewing the number of Vessels entering Port, the number of Inspections, and number of Sanitary Defects found. Vessels. Inspections Defects. Month. British. Foreign. Total. made. British. Foreign. Total January 72 72 30 3 3 February 67 67 29 3 3 March 75 75 33 4 4 April 44 44 17 1 1 May 42 42 20 1 1 June 76 76 35 3 3 July 60 60 29 2 2 August 69 2 71 32 O 2 September 76 2 78 28 3 3 October 51 3 54 25 5 5 November 63 2 65 30 4 3 7 December 53 4 57 31 2 1 3 Totals 748 13 761 339 25 12 37