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City of London 1947

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

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MEDICAL INSPECTION OF ALIENS.

Annual Return by the Medical Inspector of Aliens for the year ended 31st December,1 947.

totalnumber inspected by the medical inspectorNUMBER SUBJECTAILED TO DETAILED EXAMINAT- ION BY THE MEDICAL INSPECTORCERITFICATES ISSUEDTrans migrants
LUNATIC IDDOT OR M.D.UNDESIR- ABLE FOR MEDICAL REASONSPHYSICALLY INCAPAT- ITSTEDSUFFERING FROM ACCUTS INFECTIOUS DISEEASELANDING NECESSARY FOR ADOEQUATE MEDICAL EXAMINATION
(a) Totla number of Aliens Landing At the port.29.49524,6383,419--2-
(b) Aliens refused permiss- ion to land by immigration officer2316-------
(c) Trans migrants----—'
TOTAL Aliens arriving at the port.29,72624,6443,419---2--

Total number of vessels arriving carrying Alien passengers 1,267,
Number of vessels dealt with by the Medical Inspector 611.
III. - WATER SUPPLY.
1. Source of Water Supply -
(a) For the Port -
All the docks in the London Area obtain their water supplies
from the Metropolitan Water Board. Tilbury Dock obtains its
water from the South Essex Water Company.
The majority of the wharves are supplied by Public Water
Authorities within whose area of distribution they are
situated, while several have their own deep wells. A few
have no water supplies available for shipping, in which case
any water required can be obtained from water boats.
(b) For Shipping -
Ships usually obtain water from the shore supplies as
indicated above but when no water is available at the berth
or if the ship is lying at buoys in the river, supplies are
obtained from water boats.
2. Hydrants and Hosepipes -
Hydrants within the dock area are of the standard type in use
by the Metropolitan Water Board. These are situated at intervals
along the quayside and consist of an upright stackpipe with a nozzle
coupling to which are attached the hoses. The hoses, usually of
rubber covered with a metal coil, when not in use are coiled up and
hung in specially constructed boxes at convenient points within the
docks. When in use particular care is taken that the hoses do not
sag into the dock water and in transference from the ship to shore
that at no time do they come into contact with the dock water. If
this should happen the hoses are thoroughly cleansed and flushed with
fresh water before being used.
POLLUTION OF WATER SUPPLY - LONDON, St.KATHARINE. REGENT'S
CANAL, INDIA AND MILLWALL AND ROYAL DOCKS.
On the 19th March your Medical Officer attended a conference
held at the Laboratories of the Metropolitan Water Board at which
/'representatives
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