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IV.— PORT SANITARY REGULATIONS, 1933.
Arrangements for dealing with Declarations of Health remain as
described in my Report for the year 1933 and are working smoothly.
Boarding of Vessels on Arrival.—The Boarding Launch " Howard Deighton "
has given excellent service throughout the year and, apart from the period of her
annual overhaul, has been constantly in commission.
Notification to the Authority of Inward Vessel requiring Special
Attention.—No changes have been made in the arrangements and with the exception
of the difficulty in regard to light signals at night, as set out in my Report for 1935,
the arrangements are working satisfactorily.
Mooring Stations designated under Article 10:—
(a) Within the Docks; (b) Outside the Docks.
These remain as reported in 1933. There has, so far, been no occasion to make
use of them.
Particulars of any Standing Exemptions from the Provisions of Article
14.—None have been made and the arrangements described in my 1933 Report
have worked smoothly.
Experience of working Article 16 :—
(1) As ships are cleared in the River immediately on arrival, no difficulty has
been experienced in preventing the embarkation or disembarkation of unauthorised
persons.
(2) The arrangements for the surveillance of contacts have been facilitated by
the use of the "Business Reply Card" system, described in the article "Surveillance
of Contacts," on pages 21 and 22.
What Arrangements have been made for:—
(a) Premises and waiting rooms for medical examination.
(b) Cleansing and disinfection of ships, persons and clothing and other articles.
(c) Premises for the temporary accommodation of persons for whom such
accommodation is required for the purposes of the Regulations.
(d) Hospital accommodation available for Plague, Cholera, Yellow Fever,
pox and other Infectious Diseases.
As regards (a), (b) and (c) the arrangements remain as described in my Report
for the year 1933, while as regards (d) the arrangements were described in my Report
for 1935.
(e) Ambulance Transport.
The Boarding Launch "Howard Deighton" and the Upper River Launch
"Frederick Whittingham" have continued to give excellent service. As reported
last year the "James Howell" was almost worn out and accordingly, towards the
end of the year, it was decided to build a new launch suitable for the routine inspection
of ships lying in the Middle River District, but also capable of taking over the work
of the Boarding Launch "Howard Deighton" when she is laid up for overhaul or
is for any other reason temporarily out of commission.
(f) Supervision of contacts.
No changes have been made in the arrangements described in my Reports for the
years 1933 and 1934.