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City of London 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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made conditional upon the report of your Officers as to the fitness of
the barges for the carriage of drinking water. These arrangements
worked smoothly.
No action was taken under the existing Houseboat Bye-laws.
The new Bye-laws, in draft form, were under consideration during the
year as the result of objections raised by the various parties
interested.
The total amount of foodstuffs seized and condemned for
human consumption and either reconditioned or disposed of for animal
consumption or for industrial purposes under guarantee or destroyed
was 1,094 tons as compared with 630 tons during the previous year.
Your Medical Officer would like to take this opportunity of
thanking the Officers of His Majesty's Customs, of the Port of London
Authority, the Pilots and members of the staffs of the Shipping
Companies and Merchants for their collaboration and assistance in
every aspect of the work of the Port Health Authority throughout the
year.
Dr. H.M.Willoughby, your Deputy Medical Officer of Health,
resumed his duties on 1st March, 1947 and I have pleasure in
reporting that all members of your staff have carried out their
duties both willingly and efficiently.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
M.T.MORGAN.

1. AMOUNT OP SHIPPING ENTERING THE PORT DURING THE YEAR.1947.

TABLE A.

NumberTonnageNumber InspectedNUMBER REPORTED TO BE DEFECTIVENUMBER OF VESSELS ON WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIEDNUMBER OF VESSELSON WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND REPORTED TO THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT'S SURVEYORS.NUMBER OF VESSELS REPORTED AS HAVING OR HAVING AND DURING THE VOYAGE INFEC- TIOUS DISEASTE ON BORARD.
by the medical officer of healthBY THE SANITARY INSPECTOR
FOREIGNSteamers6,85011,762,8391,1726,73781916961122
Motor328
Sailing--34----
Fishing--------
Total foreign6,85011,762,8391,5036,74181976961122
Coast- wiseStemers11,5808,160,83511690184142395
Motor
Sailing---
Fishing--
Total coaswise11,5808,160,83511,600184142393
Total Foreign and Coartwise18,43019,923,6741,5048,5271,903911100125

II. CHARACTER AND TRADE OF THE PORT.
TABLE B.
(No records yet available).
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