[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

  • Workington (England). Port Health District.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Bacteriological and pathological examinations are carried out by Dr. J. S. Faulds, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. (/<•) Venereal Diseases. Treatment (dinics are situated at Carlisle and White¬ haven, distances of 30 and 8 miles away. Enquiries are made on all vessels and printed cards are issued showing where free confidential treatment can he obtained- Sea¬ men not wishing to travel can visit a specially appointed Medical Practitioner at Workington for free confidential treatment. (/) Internmerit of Dead : Shipping Agents and Masters have always fully co¬ operated when the occasions arose, and on one occasion during the year the business was carried out satisfac¬ torily. Mortuary accommodation is available. CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS LANDED FROM VESSELS. Average Number of Number of Cases No. of Cases for D iseases. during the year. Vessels. previous Passengers. Crew. Concerned, five years. Dysentery . — 1 1 0.2 Malaria . — 2 2 0.4 Measles . — 11 Influenza . — 1 1 Chicken Pox . — — — 0.2 Poliomyelitis . — —- — 0.2 Pneumonia . — 1 — 0.2 The Master of one vessel reported landing a sick sea¬ man at Lisbon with duodenal ulcer. Another foreign-going vessel brought the body of the 2nd Engineer. The man had died a few hours before docking. A post-mortem examination revealed that death was due to pneumonia.
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