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VISITORS TO THE PORT SANITARY DISTRICT.
In July the Minister of Health (The Right Honourable Arthur Greenwood, M.P.)
visited the Port. He sailed down the River and into the King George Y. and Royal
Albert Docks in the Launch "Joseph White." Short addresses on the commercial
development and on the sanitary administration of the Port of London were given
by Mr. Wildey, of the Port of London Authority, and your Medical Officer respectively.
The Port of London Authority graciously co-operated with the Port Sanitary
Authority in arranging a programme of visits and demonstrations, in all of which
the Minister took the keenest interest. On leaving he expressed his gratitude for all
that had been done to make his visit a success, and his appreciation of all that he
had seen and heard.
During June and July Dr. E. B. Young, of Newchang, spent six weeks in
studying the sanitary administration of the Port of London preparatory to taking
up the appointment of Medical Officer of Health of the Port of Shanghai. He spent
days with the Boarding Medical Officers at Gravesend, with the Sanitary Inspectors,
Food Inspectors and Rat Searchers on the Docks and River, and with your Medical
Officer and the clerical staff in the Office. Arrangements were also made for him to
visit various hospitals, the new London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
Smithfield Market, a modern abattoir, the works of Messrs. Burroughs, Wellcome
& Co. and of Messrs. Allen and Hanbury and the Wellcome Research Laboratories.
Dr. Young expressed his appreciation of the efforts made to explain to him the
details of English Port Sanitary Administration, and since taking up his duties in
Shanghai has kept in touch with your officers.
Other visitors who came during the year to study the Sanitary Administration,
either in general or in some particular respect, were:—
Members of the Staff and Students of the Royal Army Medical College.
Dr. C. L. Park (formerly Director of Quarantine in Australia), at present
attached to the Health Committee, League of Nations.
Dr. Y. Wigh, of Kalmar, Sweden.
Dr. J. S. Saunders, Medical Officer of Health of Cork, Ireland.
Dr. Med. G. Gothlin, of Gothenburg.
CANAL BOATS ACTS.
In accordance with Section 3 of the Canal Boats Act, 1884, I beg to present
herewith the Annual Report on the working of the Canal Boats Acts and Regulations
within the district of the Port of London Sanitary Authority during the year ended
31st December, 1930.
The Acts and Regulations apply within the whole of the district under the
jurisdiction of the Port of London Sanitary Authority, including the River and Docks,
as a "canal," for the purposes of the Act, "includes any river, inland navigation,
lake, or water being within the body of a county, whether it is or not within the
ebb and flow of the tide."
The navigation, in addition to the enclosed Docks, includes the following
navigable tributary waters and creeks of the River Thames:—
On the right bank— On the left bank—
From Teddington downwards:— From Teddington downwards:—
Wandsworth Creek (River Wandle). The entrance of the River Brent.
Hay's Dock. Hammersmith Creek.
St. Saviour's Dock. Chelsea Dock.
Part of the Grand Surrey Canal within the Grosvenor Dock.
Surrey Commercial Dock. Limekiln Creek.
Deadman's Dock. Bow Creek (River Lea).
Deptford Creek (River Ravensbourne). Barking Creek (River Roding).
Dartford Creek (Rivers Cray and Darenth). Rainham Creek (River Ingrebourne).
The entrance to Gravesend Canal. Mucking Creek.
Cliffe Creek. Thames Haven.
Yantlet and Coalmouth Creeks. Hole Haven.
Part of the River Medway, and of the Swale. Havengore Creek.
River Roach as far as Rochford.