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City of London 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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DOCKS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE PORT HEALTH AUTHORITY.
| Docks. | Water Area. | Lineal Quayage. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres. | Yards. | Miles. | Yards. | |
| Regent's Canal | 11 | 38 | — | 966 |
| St. Katharine | 10 | 488 | — | 1,654 |
| London | 34 | 4,460 | 3 | 119 |
| Surrey Commercial | 161 | 2,717 | 16 | 200 |
| West India | 97 | 3,957 | 4 | 1,134 |
| East India | 31 | 2,878 | 1 | 1,242 |
| Millwall | 35 | 3,217 | 2 | 155 |
| Royal Victoria | 95 | 1,772 | 5 | 1,479 |
| Royal Albert | 87 | 213 | 3 | 905 |
| King George V. | 64 | 997 | 3 | 663 |
| Tilbury | 104 | 2,166 | 3 | 1,667 |
The River distance between the Western and Eastern limits of the Port is about 681 miles.
POWERS.
The work of the Port of London Health Authority is carried out under the following Acts of
Parliament and Statutory Instruments:—
Constitution of the Authority.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Assignment of Powers.
L.G.B. Order, Port Sanitary Authority Assignment of Powers, Port of London, 25th March, 1892.
L.G.B. Order, Port Sanitary Authority Assignment of Further Powers, Port of London, 29th
December, 1894.
L.G.B. Order, Port Sanitary Authority Assignment of Powers, Port of London, 30th June, 1898.
London Port Sanitary (Additional Powers) Order, 1922. S.R. & O. No. 781.
London Port Sanitary (Additional Powers) Order, 1923. S.R. & O. No. 812.
Port of London (Assignment of Powers) Order, 1933. S.R. & 0. No. 803.
Administration.
Port Sanitary Administration and Medical Inspection of Aliens under the Aliens Order, 1920.
(Grants in Aid).
City of London (Various Powers) Act, 1922, Part IV, Section 30.
City of London (Various Powers) Act, 1933, Part III, Sections 6 and 7.
Sanitary Officers Order, 1926. S.R. & O. No. 552.
Sanitary Officers (London) Regulations, 1951. S.I. No. 1021.
Infectious Disease.
Prevention of Epidemic Diseases Regulations as to Plague. Destruction of Rats, 1910. S.R.
& O. No. 1165.
Public Health (Notification of Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1918. S.R. & O. No. 67.
Infectious Diseases (London) Regulations, 1927. S.R. & O. No. 1207.
Public Health (Acute Poliomyelitis, Encephalitis and Meningococcal Infection) Regulations,
1949. S.I. No. 2259.
Public Health (Leprosy) Regulations, 1951. S.I. No. 1036.
Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, 1951. S.I. No. 1081.
Public Health (Ships) Regulations, 1952. S.I. No. 1411.
Canal Boats.
Public Health Act, 1936.
Food.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924-1948 (Part IV) S.R. & O. 1924. No. 1432; 1935
No. 187; S.I. 1948, No. 1119.
Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations, 1928. S.R. & O. 1925, No. 775;
1926, No. 1577 ; 1927, No. 577.
Public Health (Imported Milk) Regulations, 1926, S.R. & O., No. 820.
Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937 and 1948. S.R. & O., 1937, No. 329 ; S.I.
1948, No. 886.
Food and Drugs (Whalemeat) Regulations, 1949. S.I. No. 404.
Food and Drugs (Whalemeat) (Amendment) Regulations, 1950. S.I. No. 189.
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