[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Folkestone Port Health Authority.

  • Folkestone (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Folkestone Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUCTION II - Amount of shipping entering the district during the year. Table B. Ships from; Number. Tonnage. Number By the Medical Officer of Health. Inspected By the sanitary Inspector. Number of ships reported as having or having had during the voyage infectious disease on board. !■ Foreign ; ■ Ports 75 7 869,539 6 ^ Coastwise 28 28,907 - - 1 ) ! TOTAL .. 785 898,446 - 6* 1 .| 1 : ■■ 1 * These 6 vessels were regularly inspected. Total number of inspections = 132. SECTION III - Character of shipping and trade during the year. Table C. passenger Traffic (Number of Passengers - INWARDS: 310,646. ( ■ ' (Number of Passengers - OUTWARDS: 286,949. Cargo Traffic ■ (Principal UhPORTS - Dates, fruit, vegetables, ( preserved meat, preserved ( fruit, wines and spirits, ( nuts, horses and general ( cargo of miscellaneous ( character. ( (Principal EXPORTS - Horses, fish and general merchandise. principal ports from which ships arrive - Calais and Boulogne. SECTION IV - Inland barge traffic. Number and tonnage using the district and places served by the traffic. NIL. SECTION V - Water sunply. (1) Source of supply fcr - (a) the district: V/ater is obtained from the Folkestone Waterworks Company, with the exception of a very limited supply from a source on British Railv/ays own property which is used for flushing sanitary conveniences at the entrance to the harbour, and for re-filling tanks on locomotives.