[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance (Penzance Division) Port Health Authority.

  • Penzance (England). Port Health Authority (Penzance Division)
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance (Penzance Division) Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH TO THE PORT HEALTH AUTHORITY (PENZANCE DIVISION), for the year ending 31st December,1942, Gentlemen, I beg to present my Annual Report for the Year 1042 as follows FOOD INSPECTION. Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations 1937. Public Health (Preservatives, etc. in Food) Regulations 1925-1939. Public Health (Imported Milk) Regulations 1926. Public Health (Shell Fish) Regulations 1934. No action. No.act ion. No action. No action. Table nAu Shipping entering the Port in 1942. Number inspected Number rep#rted to bo by by defective. M.O.H. Sanitary Inspector. 1*. 46. Nil. N#. of vessels on which defects were remedied. Nil. No. of vessels reported as having had infectious disease on board during the voyage .Nil,,... Table C Cases of Infectious Disease landed from shipping in 1942. Diseases. No. of cases in 1942. No. of vessels concerned. Passengers. Crew. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. Table nD Cases of Infectious sickness occurring on vessels during voyage, but disposed of prior to arrival. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. Table Eu Rats destroyed on Vessels during 1942. The Authority*s Rat Catcher dealt with a case of rat infestation on a foreign fishing craft. Table F fiats destroyed in Docks, <guays, Rharves and 'warehouses - (a) Destroyed,Unknown, (b) Examined, Nil. (c) Infected with Plague, Nil. Table J. Classification of Nuisances. No, Inspected Defects of orlg- Structural defects Dirt,vermin during year, inal construction, through wear & tear. & other con- ___ ditions pre¬ judicial to Nil. Nil. Nil. health. _Nil._ During the year the services of a professional rat-catcher were used for disinfestation at the Newlyn Harbour. One case of infestation with bugs was dealt with. I am. Sir, Your obedient Servant, (Signed) D.S. SCOTT, Medical Officer of Health.