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III. -WATER SUPPLY.
1. Source of Water Supply -
(a) For the Porto -
All the docks in the L.ndon area obtain their water supplies from
the Metropolitan Water Board. Tilbury Dock is supplied by 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
shippings in which case any water required can be obtained from water
barges.
(b) For Shipping.-
Ships not able to obtain water from the shore supplies as indicated
above 5 or ships lying at buoys in the river. can obtain supplies from
water barges.
2. Hydrants and Hosepipes-
Hydrants within the dock area are of the standard type in use by the
Metropolitan Water Board. They are situated at intervals along the quayside and
consist of an upright stackpipe with 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 the 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 again used.
3. Number of water boats and their sanitary conditions -
Water boats are registered annually by the Port of London Authority and such
registration is made conditional upon the report of the Port Health Officers as to
the fitness of the craft for the carriage of drinking water as also upon the purity
of the water thus carried. To this end sampling is carried out from time to time.
There were thirteen water boats working in the Port during the year.
IV, PORT HEALTH REGULATIONS 1933 and 1945.
(1) Arrangements for dealing with Declarations of Health.
(2) Boarding of vessels on arrival.
(3) Notifications to the Authority of inward vessels requiring medical attention.
(4) Mooring Stations designated under Article 10.
(5) Particulars of any Standing Exemptions from the provisions of Article 14.
(6) Experience of working Article 16.
(?) What, if any, arrangements have been made for:-
(a) Premises and waiting rooms for medical examinations.
(b) Cleansing and disinfection of ship, 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.
All the above remain the same as reported in detail in my Report for 1947.
(d) Hospital accommodation available for Plague, Cholera, Yellow Fever,
Smallpox and other infectious diseases.
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