[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority.

  • Port Health Authority of Liverpool. n 2014184020.
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Character of Trade of Port. PASSENGER TRAFFIC DURING 1930. No. of Passengers 1st Class. . . 2nd Class. 3rd Class. Transmigrants. Inwards 8,990 18,458 38,048 4,701 Outwards 18,087 23,934 49,472 8,258 Source of Water Supply. The water used in the docks on the Liverpool side of the River Mersey is supplied by the Liverpool Corporation. Vessels in dock are supplied from hydrants from the same source, and vessels in docks on the Birkenhead side of the River Mersey are supplied with water by the Birkenhead Corporation and the Wallasey Corporation. There are no water boats in use in the Port of Liverpool, all water being drawn from hydrants on the quayside. Infectious Disease. The measures adopted in Liverpool to prevent the importation of infectious disease from abroad are as follows :— (1) The boarding by the assistant port medical officers of certain vessels on arrival in the river and before docking, viz. :— (a) Vessels from certain parts of the world where dangerous infectious disease is known to exist. (b) Vessels on which infectious disease exists at the time of arrival, or has occurred during the voyage. (2) The visiting of all vessels in dock by sanitary inspectors as soon as possible after docking. (3) The trapping of rats in ships and on quays and their examination for signs of plague infection. (4) Co operation with the officers of H.M. Customs, who report to the Port Sanitary Authority, if they obtain information of sickness on board vessels visited by them,