[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City.

  • Dundee (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    During the inspection of vessels arriving from foreign ports, 194 nuisances and defects were brought under the notice of the Officers in charge of the ships, all of which were remedied here. Whilst inspecting one vessel, a quantity of meat, approxi- mately 300 lbs. in weight, intended for use of the crew, was con- sidered to be unfit for human food. This meat was ultimately destroyed before the vessel left this Port. Rat Notices to the number of 126 were issued to the Officers in charge of ships. Tar and canvas or rat guards were placed on the moorings of all vessels coming from infected ports. The fumiga- tion of ships was found to be of frequent occurrence, and the use of traps was urged in any case where rats were reported. Twenty-five Deratisation Exemption Certificates, issued under the regulations of the International Sanitary Convention, were granted during the year to ships, which, after inspection, were con- sidered to be free from Rat Infestation. Total Number of Verbal Intimations ... ... ... 169 Total Number of Special Rat Notices Issued ... ... 126 Total Number of Visits to Ships ... ... ... ... 847 Total Number of Ships from Infected or Suspected Ports ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 80 Total Number of Ships from Infected or Suspected Ports (direct) ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Total Number of Ships from Infected or Suspected Ports (indirect) ... ... ... ... ... ... 73 Total Number of Nuisances or Defects attended to ... 194 Viz. :—Forecastles Cleaned Out ... ... ... ... 19 Mess-rooms Cleaned Out ... ... ... ... 12 Galleys and Store-rooms Cleaned Out ... ... 30 Accumulations of Food Refuse ... ... ... 22 Dirty W.C.’s ... ... ... ... ... ... 42 Choked or Defective W.C.’s ... ... ... 11 Discharge of Foul Water on Quay ... ... 48 Dirty and Defective Baths ... ... ... ... 10 In addition the following work was carried out while the vessels were in Port:— Fresh Water Tanks Cleaned Out ... ... ... ... 29 Forecastles Washed or Repainted ... ... ... ... 9 Bathrooms or Wash-places Painted ... ... ... 14 W.C.’s Painted ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 Galleys Washed or Painted ... ... ... ... ... 12 Ships disinfected ... ... ... ... ... ... — The undernoted return was made to the Department of Health for Scotland under the Regulations of the “ International Sanitary Convention of 1925.”