[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority.

  • Port Health Authority of Liverpool. n 2014184020.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Section ¥. WATER SUPPLY. A constant check is kept by the port health inspectors on the cleanliness and condition of ships’ drinking water. Periodic routine samples of water are taken from ships entering the port, and samples are also taken on request, or where there is any suspicion of contamination. During the year, 338 samples of water were taken from 69 ships, and submitted for bacteriological examination : 182 samples were considered to be unsatisfactory, and steps were taken to ensure a clean water supply. Co-operation has been maintained with the local Ministry of Transport inspector. Section ¥L PUBLIC HEALTH (SHIPS) REGULATIONS, 1952. List of Infected Areas. The list of infected ports is as follows: Rangoon, Dar Es Salaam, Rio de Janeiro; all ports in China, Indo-China, India, Pakistan, Belgian Congo, Nigeria (including British Cameroons), Gold Coast, Colombia, and Ecuador. Radio Messages. Mooring Stations. There has been no change in the above, as described in the Report for 1955. The number of ships visited by the Assistant Port Medical Officers during the year was 379, of which 189 were from infected ports; of the vessels boarded in the river 21 were bound for Manchester. Arrangements for Hospital Accommodation, Surveillance, Cleansing and Disinfection. Hospital Accommodation. Surveillance. Cleansing. These were described in the report for the year 1955. Disinfection of ships is done by officers of the Port Health Authority. During the year, 182 disinfections after infectious sickness were carried out. Infected beds and bedding were removed by the City Staff for steam disinfection.