[Report 1969] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Colchester Port Health Authority.

  • Colchester (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Colchester Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    r Table A. Table B. Table C, Table D. Table E. Table Table G-. GENERAL Staff COLCHESTER (COLCHESTER DIVISION) PORT HEALTH AUTHORITY Annual Report of the Medical Officer of IIealth^for ~T~J&9 : No changes Section 1. Shipping entering the Port during the year: Foreign Ports Coastwise No. 494 1,327 Inspected by M.O.H. 95,837 127,949 Inspected by Port Health Inspector 3 48 1 ,821 223,786 Number having had infectious disease on board Passenger traffic inwards and outwards Cargo traffic : Principal imports 51 Nil Nil Principal exports Principal ports from which ships arrive - Sections 4-8 inclusive, as previously Clay, coal, timber and woodboards, petrol, corn and fertilisers. Gravel, sand, barley and machinery London, Newcastle, Fur (Denmark), miscellaneous ports in Holland, Filand, Sweden, Norway, Belgium and Germany Section 9 : Nil throughout Section 10, 11 and 12 : As in I960, no charges Nil throughout As for I960 Section 13 : Inspection of ships for nuisances: Nature of Inspection For sanitary defects Rat infestation Water Boats No. Notices Served Informal Result of Serving Notice 51 Nil 3 Repairs carried 51 Nil 2 Nil Nil Nil REMARKS : A small increase in the number of vessels using the port is indicated from the figures in Table B of the report. Crew accommodation, except for seme of the older barges, is generally of a reasonable standard. The provisional arrangements with the Customs and Excise authority for the operation of the Imported Food Regulations have operated satisfactorily during the year and will remain in force. R. E. BARRETT, M.D., D.P.H., Acting Port Medical Officer of Healtt