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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Physiological Research Laboratories, who kindly undertook to supply the material
free of charge, and to send one of his assistants, Dr. Parish, to carry out the tests.
The results were as follows :—
No. of boys Schick tested 119
,, Schick negative 94 (79 per cent.)
(i.e. immune to Diphtheria.)
,, Schick positive 24
(i.e. susceptible to Diphtheria.)
,, Schick positive (?) 1
The 24 Schick positive reactors received injections of Diphtheria prophylactic
on 9/12/31, 16/12/31 and 5/1/32.
Re-testing was performed on 1/2/32, results being as follows :—
Originally Schick positive, on re-test negative 23
,, ,, ,, (?) ,, ,, 1
,, ,, ,, ,, positive 1
The Schick positive (?) case was thus immunised by the testing dose without
recourse to prophylactic injections.
The boy who remained Schick positive received further injections of prophylactic.
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.
Three cases of infringement of the above-mentioned Bye-laws were reported during the period covered by this Report. Written notice was sent to the owners of the lighters:-
| Date. 1932. | Name of Vessel. | Owner. | Infringement. |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 10 | Lighter " Pom " | W. R. Cunis, Ltd. | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit, house refuse, not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom, and loaded to a height of about three feet above the coamings. |
| „ 14 | Lighter " Waltham " | Messrs. Cory Lighterage Co., Ltd. | Ditto, and loaded to a height of about four feet above the coamings. |
| „ 21 | Lighter " Publius " | Ditto. | Ditto. |
PARROTS (Prohibition of Import) REGULATIONS, 1930.
283 parrots, &c., came under the notice of your Officers during the year.
70 Notices were issued in respect of 93 parrots, &c.
Number exported in respect of Notices served 83
Number destroyed (Notice served to export) 10
Number destroyed. (No Notice served. Birds destroyed on arrival) 4
Number exported (not time to serve Notice owing to short stay of
vessel) 6
Number admitted under Ministry of Health permits 120
Number in transit for a foreign port via London* 60
283
* This was the residue of a consignment of 130 parrots in 'transit, 70 of which died from " cold "
during the voyage.