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order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases on outward bound ships,
but the Board did not see their way to entertain the suggestion.
By the authority of your Committee, the Medical Officer of Health of the
Port gave evidence before the Royal Commission on Alien Immigration, and
information as to the evidence submitted by him will be found in the Report.
The Report of the Medical Officer also contains much interesting information
respecting, amongst other matters:—
Cholera and Plague,
The destruction of Rats, and
Canal Boats.
During the year a large number of complaints as to Smoke Nuisances on
the River have been reported to your Committee.
Considerable difficulty has been experienced in dealing with this matter,
but in all cases where the evidence has been considered sufficient to secure a
conviction, proceedings have been instituted.
As regards the Medical Staff, we have to report that Mr. J. Grant Warren,
one of the Boarding Medical. Officers at Gravesend, having resigned his
appointment, we have recently appointed Dr. James S. Warrack in his place.
Dr. Warrack has satisfactorily passed the medical examination required by
the Standing Order, and has taken up the Freedom of the City, and, as he
also holds the Diploma of Public Health, he is eligible for permanent
appointment on the Staff. We accordingly recommend that, following the
course sanctioned by your Honourable Court in the case of the other Boarding
Medical Officers at Gravesend, we be authorised to appoint him on the Staff
at the salary of Five Guineas a week, and that he be placed on the Corporation
Officers' Pension Fund (No. 2) from the date of his entering upon his duties,
viz., 14th April last.
Dr. E. V. Legge has been appointed Boarding Medical Officer at Sheerness,
in the place of Mr. Monds Fox, whose resignation we reported last year, and
the medical inspection of vessels entering the River Medway is being carried
out by him in a satisfactory manner.
The additional Block at the Hospital, the erection of which was authorised
by your Honourable Court, was completed in October last, and formally
opened by our then Chairman.
In accordance with the Order of your Honourable Court, an Account of
Receipts and Expenditure in connection with the Port of London Sanitary
work for the year ended the 31st December last is appended (see Appendix).
All which we submit to the judgment of this Honourable Court. Dated
this seventh day of May, 1903.
D. George Collins.
Geo. Taylor. J. Cloudsley.
Geo. J. Woodman. W. H. Williamson.
Edward Ardley. N. Fortescue.
s. pollitzer. J. W. beningfield.
David Haydon. Hy. A. Summers.