[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Belfast County Borough.

  • Belfast (Northern Ireland). County Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Belfast County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PORT SANITARY AUTHORITY, BELFAST Annual Report for the Year 1946 The Corporation of Belfast as the Sanitary Authority was permanently constituted the Port Sanitary Authority for the Port of Belfast by the Local Government Board (Ireland) Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act, 1900. The jurisdiction of the Port Sanitary Authority extends to all that part of the said Port of Belfast which lies on the landward side of a straight line drawn from Blackhead, in the Larne rural district, to Orlock Point, in the Newtownards rural district, together with the waters of the said Port of Belfast within such limits ; and all docks, basins, harbours, creeks, rivers, channels, bays and streams within the aforesaid limits ; and the place or places which may from time to time be appointed as the Customs Boarding Station or stations for such part of the said Port; and the place or places for the time being appointed for the mooring or anchoring of ships for such part of the said Port under the authority of the statutes in that behalf ; and for the purposes of any regulations, as aforesaid, shall also extend to any ship which in pursuance thereof, or any directions given thereunder, may be moored, or anchored at the place appointed thereunder, as aforesaid, or which may be on its way thither. The expenses of the Port Sanitary Authority are contributed by the urban and rural sanitary authorities in the following proportions :— The Corporation of Belfast . . . . . . 92% The Carrickfergus Urban District Council . . 1% The Holywood Urban District Council . . . . 1% The Bangor Borough Council . . . . 1% The Belfast No. 1 Rural District Council .. 1^% The Belfast No. 2 Rural District Council . . l|% The Larne Rural District Council . . . . 1% The Newtownards Rural District Council . . 1% I—AMOUNT OF SHIPPING ENTERING THE PORT DURING THE YEAR TABLE A Number Tonnage Number Inspected Number recorded to be defective Number of vessels on which defects have been remedied Number of vessels reported as having had during t:.e voyaeo infectious disease on board By Medical Officer By Sanitary Officer FOREIGN Steamers Motors Sailing Fishing 191 51 291035 99065 21 5 191 51 68 20 65 19 5 1 Total Foreign . . 242 390100 26 242 88 84 6 COASTWISE Steamers 'i Motors [ . . Sailing j Fishing j 6680 3388400 9 2112 539 525 9 NON-TRADING Steamers Sailing 440 Total Coastwise 7120 3388400 9 2112 539 525 9 Total Foreign and Coastwise 7362 3778500 35 2354 627 609 15