[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Bristol.

  • Bristol (England). Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Bristol. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PORT SANITARY AUTHORITY BY A. G. Morison, M.A., M.D., D.P.H., Deputy Medical Officer. Tlic Port of Bristol comprises the Avonmouth docks, the City docks, and the Portishead docks which have a total water area of 176 acres, and a dock quayage of 30,690 feet. The Corporation of Bristol are the owners of the entire dock system, the administration of which is vested in a committee, the Port of Bristol Authority. During 1932 the following vessels entered the docks :— Number T onnage 2,281,332 789,136 Foreign Coastwise ... 980 5,838 Total 6,818 3,070,468