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City of London 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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DANGEROUS DRUGS.
No application was received during the year for a Certificate under the Dangerous
Drugs (No. 3) Regulations, 1923, amending the Dangerous Drugs Regulations, 1921,
Regulation 15 of which is as follows:—
" If a foreign ship in any port in Great Britain requires to obtain a supply
of any of the drugs in order to complete the necessary equipment of the ship,
the Master of the ship is authorised to purchase and be in possession of such
quantity of any of the drugs as may be certified by the Medical Officer of Health
of the Port where the ship is (or in his absence by the Assistant Medical Officer
of Health of the Port) to be necessary for the purpose, the quantity not to
exceed what is required for the use of the ship until it next reaches its home
Port. The certificate given by the Medical Officer or Assistant Medical Officer
of Health of the Port shall be marked by the supplier with the date of the
supply, and shall be retained by him and kept available for inspection."
TRAINING SHIPS.
The six Training Ships lying within the district of the Port of London Sanitary Authoritv are as follows :—
| " Arethusa " | Lying at Greenhithe. | |
| " Cornwall" | „ Denton. | |
| " Exmouth " | ,, Grays. | |
| " Warspite " | Grays. | |
| " Worcester " | „ Greenhithe. | |
| " Stork " | ,. Hammersmith. |
The only cases of Infectious Disease occurring on these vessels during the
year were:—
T.S. "Stork" 1 case Diphtheria.
T.S. "Exmouth" 3 cases „
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
It was not necessary to take Legal Proceedings for any infringement under the
various Acts and Regulations administered by the Port Sanitary Authority.
BYE-LAWS—OFFENSIVE CARGOES.
One case of infringement of the above-mentioned Bye-laws was reported during the period covered by this Report. Written notice was sent to the owner of the barge :—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Owner. | Infringement. |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 4 | Barge "Muriel" | Mr. W. H. Howlett | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit, house refuse, which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom and loaded to a height of about three feet six inches above the coamings. |
VISITORS TO THE PORT SANITARY DISTRICT.
During the year the following Medical Officers and others visited the Port of
London to study Sanitary Administration either in general or in some particular
respect:—
Dr. Wu Lien Teh, Director of the Chinese Quarantine Service.
Dr. Wu, of Shanghai.
Dr. Chin, of Shanghai.
Dr. Lin, of Newchang ; and
Dr. Rasanayagam, of Singapore.
Dr. Li Yuan Po, Central Health Administration of China.
Dr. R. Subramaniam, Public Health Service, Madras.
Major C. L. Bilderbeck, Port Medical Officer, Bombay.
Dr. C. H. B. Thompson, Port Medical Officer, Suva, Fiji.