London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Port of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
This page requires JavaScript
26
Article IX.—Whereas during the stay of an outward bound ship within a
Plague-infected area, the master shall take all precautions to prevent the
access of rats from the shore to the ship.
Article X.—During the stay of an outward bound ship within a Cholerainfected
area, the master shall take all precautions for securing and maintaining
in a wholesome condition, any water taken on hoard for drinking
purposes.
Article XI.—The Master of an outward bound ship shall, before any such
certificate as is mentioned in Article VII. is given or delivered by the Medical
Officer of Health, pay to the Local Authority or to the Medical Officer of Health
on behalf of the Local Authority, a sum which shall be fixed by the Local
Authority, and shall not exceed the amount which appears in the following
Table as the prescribed rate of charge applicable to the outward bound ship: —
TABLE OF CHARGES.
| Description of Ship. | Prescribed Eate of Charge. |
|---|---|
| For an outward bound ship carrying not more than ten persons, including the Master and Crew - | Ten Shillings. |
| For an outward bound ship carrying more than ten persons and not more than thirty persons, including the Master and Crew | One Pound. |
| For an outward bound ship carrying more than thirty persons and not more than one hundred persons, including the Master and Crew - | Two Pounds. |
| and | |
| For an outward bound ship carrying more than one hundred persons, including the Master and Crew | Three Pounds. |
It states that the charges shall not exceed this sum, but the amounts shall be
fixed by the Sanitary Authority, and the Port Sanitary Authority have
decided that they be those set out in the Table of Charges herewith.
It should be borne in mind that the Local Government Board anticipate
that the grant of such certificate to the master of a ship may lead to the
application at foreign ports of less stringent treatment than is likely to be
applied in the absence of such a certificate, and so the shipowner is the
person to benefit, whilst there is no obligation on his part to have the
certificate should he not desire to pay the cost of the same.
Part III. prohibits, except under certain conditions, the conveyance of
certain specified articles out of a Cholera- or Plague-affected area, by means of
an outward bound ship.
Article XIV.—Where a certificate of efficient disinfection is required in
the case of a specified article, the owner shall pay to the Local Authority the
sum of five shillings.