[Report 1958] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Cowes.

  • Cowes (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Cowes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    /-/ : - y A.:. UAL OP Li-iL . PILIOAL OFPIO. .L CF ILflALTli FOi. LII..; FOIL' OF CO ..EG FOR 195P.. Ships from. ITumber. Tonnaj^e. ITumber inspected Uuo er of D>'ips Ly the Ly the ro .orbed '-■s having, Ucdioal Sanitary >-avira had d'jrlnvj Cf-fioer Insixjotor. tho voya.s^e, infectious of Health, disease on ioard. Forciryi Ports 20 4,298 nil. 20 nil Coa^t >.ise 549 191,552 nil. 549 nil ot al 569 195,650 nil. 569 nil The Southampton and Isle of tVight Steam Packet Company run a ro^jlai’ seivioo of steamers from Southampton to the Port, not included in tho above figures. Ui.bht passenger and t ^o oar soivices a da- in the fo’T sum mer months and five passenger anf one car sejvlce a dav in the rusiainiiig months. Section 111 - Character of shipping and -^-rade during the yeo.r, Table C ■JPasson^ger Traf''lc - llumbcr of paseengors inwards - Fo.irxeen sick forcj.'ai seamen .<cre landed, ITunbcr of passongei‘0 out.mrds - nil. Tlie Sout<?xipton and Isle of ./ight Steam racket Company canried nearl 55P,000 passengers and S8,0C0 motor vehicles to and from Southampton during tho year. Cange Traffic - -rincipal imports - Coal, also shingle, sand, petrol* timber v'^nd oen’ent. x-rinoipal exporis - rainy amt ayricultuia,! produce. Frincipal ports from uliich ships a-rrive - Llythe, xort Talbot, and Lutch Forts. There jqi-c also several, hundred i>3?iva.te yachts uhich visited the Port, dui-iiig the suniLier season. Section IV - Inland Large Traffjo There is considera.rlG bai-gc traffic bet eon the r,iver i'.edina and the Solent Ports on the mainland. The barges vary in tonna-ge bet.ieen 50 and 150 tons. S'am::iar.Y of Large Traffic Lar::es loading and un 1 oad.ing at C oecs and ITe .vport. ITumber - 5,SG2 ITct Tonnage 2*^0,474