[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Folkestone Port Health Authority.

Folkestone (England). Port Health Authority.

Date:: 1951

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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Folkestone Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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(10) Information as to the location, days and hours of the avallabie facilities for ' the (iiagnosilTand treatment of venereal disease among merchant scanon under International arfangemontsYiLneluding in^fatTent treatment;' also as to the steps talcen to malY' these facilities known to seamen: Vilhere necessary full information supplied to seamen concerned. Clinics are held at Dover, Canterbury and Ashford. (11) Arrangements for the internment of dead: Adequate. Mortuary available. THE PARROTS (PROHIBITION OP IMPORT) REGULATIONS, 1950 . One bird of the parrot species was landed from France. The owner did not have a licence for its importation and was unable to secure one from the Ministry of Health. The bird was therefore destroyed as is required under the Regulations. TABLE C. Cases of Infectious Sickness landed from Vessels. Disease. Ho. of Cases No. of Average No. during the Vessels of Cases year. concerned for 'previous Passengers Crew 5 years. Diphtheria suspect 2. _ 2. 0.80 Both the patients, females, aged 21 and 8 3rears respectively, were admitted to the Dover Isolation Hospital. The girl was subsequently diagnosed as suffering from*Streptococcal Pharyngitis and the other patient from Streptococcal Tonsillitis. Table D shows a Nil return.