[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Dover Port Health Authority.

  • Dover (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Dover Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Health Department, Brook House, Dover, To: The Ma^^or, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of D'^ver acting as the Port Health Authoritjr of the Port of Dover: Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present the Annual Report on the work of the Port Health Authority for the year 1965. The Repont is prepared in the revised form adopted for each quinquerjiial period as instructed by the Ministry of Health, The state of health and hygiene of vessels entering the port and the super- vision of all imported fo<idstuffs continued to receive close attention Throughout the year. The amount of shipping using the port showed the usual trend of a progressive increase each year with a corresponding increase in the volume of passengers and cargo traf’fic. Nearl}'- two million passengers disembarked during the year; over 500,000 being aliens and some 75^000, Cor.monwealth citizens. Y/'hile the number of alien and Cormomvnalth arrivals increased the numbers referred for medical examination in both groups v.^ere fevrer. This is explained by the present system of control and means fewer alien v/age-earners entering and a greater proportion of Commonwealth arrivals either dependants or others who are exempt. Among the infectious diseases landed during the year was one case of Q Fever originally suspected as a case of enteric fever. This occurred iai a crev7 member of a ship from Turke3'', Foodcargoes landed amounted to well over 100,000 tons of vrhich some 57 tons were condemned as unfit for human consumption, I have to thank H.f. Customs and Lmuigration Authorities and all other Departments associated with the work of the Fort Health Authority for their co-operation and assistance throughout the year, I have the honour to be, Mr. Mayor, Ladmes and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, C.F, LYNCH Medical Officer of Health 8th March, 1966