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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date. 1936. | Name of Vessel. | Owner. | Infringement. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. | 3 Ltr. "Squirrel" | Cory Lighterage, Ltd. | . Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit, house refuse, which was not properly and securely covered so as to prevent a nuisance arising therefrom. |
| „ | 3 Ltr. "Commodus" | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ | 10 Ltr. "Menelaus" | Ditto | Ditto. |
| Oct. | 7 Ltr. "Cambric" | Ditto | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit, vegetable and other refuse, which was not properly and securely covered, so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| „ | 15 Ltr. "Megantic" | Ditto | Ditto. |
PARROTS (Prohibition of Import) REGULATIONS, 1930.
501 parrots, &c., came under the notice of your Officers during the year.
73 Notices were issued in respect of 132 parrots, &c.
Number exported in respect of Notices served 127
Number destroyed (Notice served to export) 5
Number destroyed (Notice not served) 2
Number exported (not time to serve Notice owing to short stay of
vessel) 3
Number admitted under Ministry of Health permits 863
Bodies of birds sent for investigation to the Ministry of Health 1
501
In addition, 11 parrots were reported as having died in vessels during the
voyage, the bodies being destroyed before arrival in the Port.
VISITORS TO THE POET HEALTH DISTRICT.
During the period covered by this Report the following Medical Officers and
Sanitary Inspector visited the Port of London to study the health administration
either in general or in some particular aspect:—
Dr. S. Eajendram of Ceylon.
Dr. D. J. A. Sandrasagra of Ceylon.
Dr. D. W. G. Faris of Malaya.
Dr. Alberta of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Dr. Ali Hasan El Ramli, Medical Inspector, Dakalieh Province, Egypt.
Mr. D. A. Dick, Sanitary Inspector, Kenya and Uganda.
VISIT OF THE HARVEIAN SOCIETY OF LONDON.
On Saturday, 18th July; 1936, your Chairman entertained on board the s.y. "St.
Katharine," kindly lent for the occasion by the Port of London Authority, some
50 members of the Harveian Society of London.
The number of members desiring to accept the invitation of your Chairman
far exceeded the number that could be accommodated on the "St. Katharine."
It was therefore necessary for the Society to ballot for the 50 places, and your Chairman
agreed, that if any of the first 50 subsequently found themselves unable to attend,
they might be replaced by other members.
There was thus a full complement of passengers when the "St. Katharine " left
Tower Pier at 10 a.m., almost every branch of medicine being represented.