[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance (Hayle Division) Port Health Authority.

Penzance (England). Port Health Authority (Hayle Division)

Date:: 1961

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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance (Hayle Division) Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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SECTION VIII [enereal Disease Loeation, days and nours of the available tfest Cornwall Hospita, Penzance, iacilities for the diagnosis and treatment V.D. Clinic every Tuesday, 5pm of venereal disease among merchant seamen. Psychiatric clinic every Thursday each month 3 p.m. by appointment. Customs Offices advise contact direct with Il.O.H's surgery or Health Dept., Y/est Penwith R.D.C. Penzance. SECTION IX - Cases of Notifiable and other Table D Infectious Diseases on Ships Category No. of cas< 3S during the year No. of ships concerned Disease. Passengers. Crew Cases landed from ships from foreign Nil Nil Nil Nil ports. Cases which have occurred on ships from foreign ports but have been Nil Nil Nil Nil . . disposed of before arrival. Cases landed from other ships. Nil Nil Nil Nil ■ '..CiIOi.1 X - Observations on the occurrence of Malaria in Ships No ships from areas of epidemic malaria visited the Port and I have no observations to make on its occurrence in those ships from foreign Ports visiting Hayle. SECTION XI No measures necessary. Measures taken against ships infected with or suspected for plague SECTION XII (l) Procedure for inspection (2) Arrangements for the bacteriological or pathological examination of rodents etc. (3) Arrangements for deratting ships, methods used etc. of ships. Measures against rodents in ships from Foreign Ports Routine examination. Validity of deratting or deratting exemption certificates. Public Health Laboratory Service, Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro. No rodents sent for examination during the year. Hayle is not an approved Port for this purpose. If necessary ships directed to Falmouth or other approved Port.