[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, River Blyth Port Health Authority.

  • River Blythe Port Health Authority.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, River Blyth Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 1 I l Category [ 1 ... Disease i Number of Cases 1 during the year ! 1 1 1 1 1 Number of Ships concerned ! j Pp.ssengers 1 : Crew 1 t i 1 i 1 Cases landed from ships from Foreign Ports [ ... . 1 Nil ! Nil 1 | Nil 1 1 1 1 Nil ! Cases which have occurred on ships from Foreign Ports, but have been disposed of before arrival .. .. .. 1 Nil 1 1 1 1 Nil i 1 1 1 1 1 Nil • 1 i 1 i 1 1 t Nil 1 Cases landed from other ships Nil i J Nil i | Nil 1 1 1 Nil SECTION X Observation on the occurrence of Malaria in Ships No cases of Malaria have been reported furing the year. SECTION XI Measures taken against Ships infected with or suspected of Plague 1. On arrival at the Port vessels are examined and if there is any evidence of rats, notice is at once served on the Master. The Port Health Authority have their own official Rodent Operator. Particular attention is given to vessels arriving directly or indirectly from infected areas. 2. Rats when caught are examined and facilities are provided by the Public Health Laboratory, Newcastle upon Tyne, for detailed bacteriological examination of any specimens when necessary. 3. For some years now there has been no instance of a major infestation of rats on any vessel to the extent of requiring wholesale fumigation. If any such instance occurred, the shipping agents would arrange for the fumigation to be carried out by one of the approved firms mentioned below. The whole process would be supervised by Officers of the iiuthority. In the case of fumigation by Hydrogen Cyanide or Methyl Bromide, strict precautions have to be observed to safeguard all the persons involved and the whole process carried out in accordance i^ith the Regulations. Contractors approved for the carrying out of the above services in the Port aro:- Messrs. Contra Pest Services Ltd., 15 Bewick Street, South Shields Telephone No.: South Shields 63388. Messrs. Rentokil Laboratories Ltd., 72 New Garden Street, South Shields. Telephone No.: South Shields 4921. -8