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The following communication was received from the Ministry of Health:—
Port and Riparian Circular 635.
Sanitary Authorities Ministry of Health,
(England and Wales). Whitehall, S.W. 1.
VENEREAL DISEASES. 11th November, 1925.
Sir,
1. I am directed by the Minister of Health to state that an International Agreement has
recently been ratified by His Majesty on behalf of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, under
which the contracting parties undertake, inter alia, that Port Sanitary Officers at the time of
hailing ships, or on the occasion of their first visits on board, shall furnish a supply of notices
for the crew stating the address of the Treatment Centres for venereal diseases and the hours
of the clinics.
2. I am to refer to Circular 115 issued by this Department on the 16th August, 1920, and
to request that if the procedure outlined in that Circular is not already in force, steps may be
taken to bring it into operation at once. Arrangements should be made with the Council of
the appropriate County or County Borough for the supply of the necessary notices for distribution
amongst ships' crews.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
The Clerk to the Port or A. R. MACLACHLEN,
Riparian Sanitary Authority. Assistant Secretary.
The procedure outlined in Circular 115 of the 16th August, 1920, referred to
above, relates to informing seamen, arriving at the Port, of local arrangements
made for the treatment of these diseases, and was already in operation in the
Port of London.

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