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Port of London 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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The demand for further copies of this Letter for transmission to Shipowners on
the Continent and to the Masters of ships was so great that it was necessary to have
the Letter printed. About 600 copies were sent out, and* the result was an immediate
request for Certificates.
SMALL-POX CONTACTS PROCEEDING ABROAD.
Ministry of Health Circular, 1,021, date 8th July, 1929.
When persons who have been in direct contact with cases of Small-pox intend to
proceed to destinations abroad before the incubation period of the disease has elapsed,
it is desirable that the appropriate Public Health Authorities of the country to which
such persons are proceeding should be notified, in order that they may be kept under
medical supervision for the necessary period. The Ministry of Health, therefore,
request to be supplied with the following particulars referring to such contacts :—
(а) Full name and address.
(б) Last probable date of exposure to infection.
(c) Address of destination abroad.
(d) Intended date of arrival at address abroad.
(e) Probable duration of stay abroad.
(/) Vaccinal condition.
The Ministry of Health will forward the information to the appropriate Public
Health Authority abroad.
ALIENS ORDER, 1920.
Medical Inspection of Aliens.
The arrival of aliens in the Port of London is fairly constant, the principal
sources being:—
From Dunkirk 1 vessel daily.
,, Rotterdam 1 ,, ,,
,, Ostend and Antwerp Exceeding 1 daily.
,, Gothenburg 2 vessels weekly.
,, Russia and Danzig Free State 2 ,, „
Other pots Severn! weeklv.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF ALIENS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1929.
| Total number of Aliens arriving at the Port, including those in transit and transmigrants but excluding Alien Seamen. | No. of temporary visitors, i.e., Aliens whose stay in this country will not exceed 3 months. | No. of Aliens who intend to settle permanently or remain in this country for more than 3 months. | Aliens in Transit. | Transmigrants. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||||||
| Total Number. | No. subjected to Medical Inspection.* | Total Number. | N umber subjected to Medical Examination .† | Number of Certificates issued. | Total Number. | Number subjected to Medical Examination.† | Number of Certificates issued. | Total Number. | N umber subjected to M edical Examination.! | Number of Certificates issued. | Total Number. | Number subjected to Medical Exami nation.† |
| 46,078 | 44,307 | 22,732 | 296 | 2 | 4,489 | 4,489 | — | 2,690 | 577 | 12 | 16,162 | 16,162 |
* The term "Inspection" relates to the preliminary inspection of Aliens as they pass before the Medical Inspector.
fThe term "Medical Examination" relates to detailed Medical Examination.
PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE DETAILED EXAMINATION OF ALIENS.
6. Aliens, who were subjected to detailed medical examination, and were not certified by Medical Inspector 21,510
7. Number of each of the following certificates issued by the Medical Inspector of Aliens:—
(a) Certificate that an Alien is a lunatic, idiot or mentally deficient
(ib) Certificate that, for medical reasons, it is undesirable that an Alien should be permitted to land
(Gonorrhoea 1, Syphilis 1) 2 2
(c) Certificate that an Alien is suffering from some disease, defect or deformity which may interfere
with his capacity to support himself or his dependants 3
(d) Certificate that an Alien is suffering from one of the acute infectious diseases 2
(e) Certificate that for the purposes of an adequate medical examination it is necessary for the Alien
to land in order that he may be examined ashore -