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City of London 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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10.
DANGEROUS DRUGS.
During the year two Certificates authorising the purchase ot scheduled Dangerous Drugs were issued by your Medical Officer as follows
| Date | Person authorised | Drugs specified |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | ||
| Feb.27 | Master of ss. "Brosund" | 25 tablets Medinal Tincture of Opium 2 oz. |
| Aug. 18 | Master of ss. "Asturial" | 20 tablets Morphine Hydrochloride gr. ¼ 10 tablets Cocain Hydrochloride gr. ½ Cocain Hydrochloride gr.7¾ for preparation of "Tanndraaper". |
These Certificates were issued 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."
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. PART X. CANAL BOATS.
On the 11th January, 1940 the Port Medical Officer
made a report on the steps taken to carry into effect the
provisions of Part X of the Public Health Act, 1936, relating to
Canal Boats within the district of the Port of London Health
Authority, during the year ended 31st December, 1939.
During the year 188 inspections of Canal Boats were
made of which 153 were found to conform to the Acts and
Regulations.
Written cautions were given in respect of 18 vessels
and 26 cautions were attended to. The latter figure includes
cautions issued in previous years but attended to during
1939.
No new boats were registered during the year under
review the actual number of Canal Boats on the Register on the
31st December, 1939, thus being 214.