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City of London 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE G.
Particulars relating to Plague "Infected" or "Suspected" Vessels arriving
in the Port during 1931.
| Name of Vessel. | Date of arrival. | Whether "Infected" or "Suspected" | Method of Rat Destruction employed. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Whether a Certificate of Deratisation was issued. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. |
| Nil | ||||||
TABLE H.
Measures of Eat Destruction on Vessels from Plague-infected Ports (other than those included in Table G) arriving in the Port during 1931. and number of Certificates issued in respect of such Vessels.
| Total Number of vessels arriving from Plague-infected ports. | Number of such Vessels fumigated by S02. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of such Vessels fumigated by HCN. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of such Vessels on which Trapping, Poisoning, &c., were employed. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of such Vessels on which measures of Rat Destruction were not employed. | Numbi Fumigation < issued on Fori Deratisation. | er of Certificates n " Port 11." Exemption. | Number of other Certificates issued. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. |
| 1,693 | 46 | 220 | 32 | 490 | 1,693 | 1,705 | Nil | 78 By fumigation. 4 By trapping. | 113 | Nil |
TABLE I.
Measures of Eat Destruction on Vessels (other than those included in Tables G and H) and number of Certificates issued in respect of such Vessels during 1981.
| Number of Vessels fumigated by S02. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of Vessels fumigated by HCN. | Number of Dead Rats recovered. | Number of Vessels on which Trapping, Poisoning, &c., were employed. | Number of Dead Rats , recovered. | Number of Certificates issued on Form " Port 11." | Number of other Certificates issued. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deratisation. | Exemption. | |||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. |
| 55 | 944 | 32 | 936 | No record | No record | 87 By fumigation. 2 By trapping. | 771 | Nil |
For details of Fumigation of Vessels, see Appendix XXIX.
For details of Deratisation Exemption Certificates, see Appendix XXX.
VI.—HYGIENE OF CREWS' SPACES. TABLE J.—Classification of Nuisances.
| Nationality of Number inspected Vessel. during 1931. | Defects of original construction. | Structural defects through wear and tear. | Dirt, Vermin and other conditions prejudicial to health. |
|---|---|---|---|
| British 10,193 | 124 | 598 | 2,628 |
| Other Nations 4,873 |
Hygiene of Crew Accommodation.
A period of trade depression is not likely to be marked by the introduction of
improved standards of accommodation for seamen on board British ships. But
ships built now may well be in commission 20 or even 80 years hence, and they should
therefore be designed with a view to providing quarters which will be regarded as
at least reasonably satisfactorily, from the point of view of hygiene, for many years
to come. The Shipping Federation appointed a Committee more than two years
ago to advise on officers' and crews' accommodation in cargo vessels. This Committee
has already produced three very valuable reports. Though no new standards as
regards cubic space are laid down, it is apparent from the plans in the reports that
a much more generous allowance than the minimum requirements of the Merchant
Shipping Act is favoured. If the advice contained in these reports is put into practice
by shipbuilders, a very great improvement in the living conditions of seamen on
board our ships will result. It is understood that the Board of Trade have brought
these reports to the notice of their Surveyors, and have instructed them to bring
the recommendations to the notice of owners and builders with a view to their adoption
in any new ships under construction. No new standards are imposed by the Board
of Trade, and compliance on the part of the owners and builders will be entirely