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and Citizens of the City of London, the Port Health Authority of the Port of London and the Local
Authority for the purpose of the Public Health (Shellfish) Regulations, made the following Order:—
"In pursuance of the powers conferred on them by the Public Health (Shellfish) Regulations, 1934,
the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, the Port Sanitary Authority of the
Port of London and the Local Authority for the purposes of the Public Health (Shellfish) Regulations,
1934, hereby make the following Order:—
1. In this Order "prescribed area" means the public and private layings situated on the foreshores
or waters immediately bordering on that part of the Estuary of the River Thames, or any
tributary waters thereof, in the County of Essex between the Northern Boundary of the Parish of
North Shoebury on the East and the Creeks known as Hole Haven Creek and Vange Creek on the
West including the foreshores of Shoeburyness now owned by His Majesty's Secretary of State for
War; the foreshore now owned by the Trustees of the Burges Estate; the foreshores now owned by
the Corporation of the County Borough of Southend and the foreshore now or lately owned by the
Salvation Army, and including also the whole of the foreshores of Canvey Island, the Creeks known
as Hadleigh Ray, Leigh Creek, Benfleet Creek, East Haven Creek, Hole Haven Creek and Vange
Creek respectively and the Sands known as Chapman Sancls, Bargander Sands, Leigh Sands and
Marsh End Sands respectively.
2. A person shall not sell or expose or distribute or offer for sale or have in his possession for the
purpose of sale for human consumption any Oysters, Mussels or other molluscan Shellfish taken from
within the prescribed area unless such Oysters, Mussels or other molluscan Shellfish have been:—
i. subjected to a satisfactory process of cleansing at an establishment which is for the time
being approved by the Minister of Health for the purpose ; or
ii. relaid in pure water for such period and in such places as may from time to time be approved
for the purpose by the said Port Sanitary Authority; or
iii. subjected to a process of sterilisation by steam under pressure for at least six minutes in
an apparatus which is for the time being approved by the said Port Sanitary Authority.
3. This Order shall come into operation on the First day of June, 1936.
Given under the Common Seal of the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
this Twenty-third day of April, 1936.
Examined,
ANTHONY PICKFORD, ALFRED T. ROACH,
City Solicitor. Town Clerk.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a person who contrary to the provisions
of the above Order sells or exposes, distributes or offers for sale or has in his possession for the purpose
of sale for human consumption any Oysters, Mussels or other Molluscan Shellfish taken from
the layings above referred to is liable to a penalty of £100, and in the case of a continuing offence,
to a further penalty of £50 for every day during which the offence continues.
ALFRED T. ROACH,
Town Clerk."
In addition the Minister of Health issued on the 11th December, 1935, The Medway (Shellfish)
Regulations, 1935, in which " prescribed area " was defined as follows:—
"The River Medway extending seaward as far as a line drawn from St. James's Church, Grain,
to the north-west point of land at Sheerness, including all tributary creeks and that portion of
the River Swale north-west of the western limit of the Faversham Port Sanitary Authority, and
all shellfish layings on or near the banks of the said rivers and creeks."
The application of the Regulations is the daily concern of the Authority and for this purpose a
Sanitary Inspector has been detailed, who from time to time submits reports to the Medical Officer
of Health.
SECTION XV Medical Inspection of Aliens.
1. List of Medical Inspectors of Aliens holding warrants of appointment.
Dr. M. T. Morgan ; Dr. H. M. Willoughby ; Dr. J. A. Jones ; Dr. J. R. Davies.
2. List of other staff engaged on this work.
Clerical staff at the Central Office.
3. Organisation of work.
The inspection of aliens is carried out in accordance with the terms of the Alien Order, 1920.
All vessels carrying aliens are intercepted on arrival at Gravesend and the aliens are examined
by the Medical Inspector of Aliens who is, in fact, the Medical Officer on duty. Complete liaison
exists between the Port Health staff and the Immigration staff at Gravesend and should any doubtful
case arrive the Medical Officer is immediately communicated with by telephone and an opinion given.
4. Nature and amount of alien traffic.
(a) Total number of arriving vessels carrying aliens 1,910
(b) Total number of aliens (excluding transmigrants, seamen and airmen).
(i) Arriving at the port 32,128
(ii) Medically inspected 21,139
(iii) Medically examined 1,018
(c) Certificates issued 2
(d) Transmigrants landing and medically examined Nil.
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