London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Destination of Ships. | (A) Within the Docks. | (B) Outside the Docks. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thameshaven Holehaven & Canvey | Oil Tankers. | Place of mooring, loading or discharge. | As under (A). |
| Do. other ships | North side of river opposite Jetties | do. | |
| Chapmans Anchorage | Place of mooring, loading or discharge. | do. | |
| Southend and Leigh | Do. | Gravesend Reach. | |
| Sheerness Ridham Chatham Rochester, etc. | Oil Tankers | Do. | As under (A). |
| Do. other ships | Do. | Garrison Point. | |
Particulars of any Standing Exemptions from the provisions of Article 14.
No standing exemptions have been made in regard to ships proceeding above Gravesend, but the
question of exemption for certain vessels, particularly "oil tankers" proceeding up the River Medway
and to Thameshaven, was the subject of correspondence with the Waterguard Superintendent of
Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, resulting in the following arrangements:—
| Classification of ship C.C., Vol. 4, Pt 4, paras. 5 & 6. | Answers given to questions on the Declaration of Health Form. | If vessel has come from a "listed area" within six- weeks of her arrival in London. | Customs Procedure. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) All "foreign going" ships other than Tankers. | All in the negative. | No. | Issue Certificate of Pratique. |
| (2) Do. | If any are in the affirmative or | Yes. | (a) Inform the Master that he:— (i) must not allow any unauthorised person to leave the ship without the Medical Officer's permission. (ii) should not proceed beyond Gravesend Reach without the Medical Officer's consent. (iii) by day immediately hoist LIM flag signals or by night flash "Q" signal to Hygeia. (b) Leave full Certificate of Pratique under cover addressed to Medical Officer of Health who will issue it in due course (see footnote (ii)). (c) In the most expeditious manner possible take any necessary action to ensure that the Medical Officer is cognisant of the vessel's arrival. |
| (3) "Foreign going" ships. Tankers. | All in the negative. | Can be disregarded. | Issue Certificate of Pratique. |
| (4) Do. | If any are in the affirmative. | Can be disregarded. | As in the case of ships at (2) above. |
| (5) Home Trade | If a written Declartion of Health is taken and any answered in the affirmative. | As in the case of ships at (2) above. |
(i) From the heading of Col. 3 it will be seen that the fact that a ship has come from a "listed
area" before six weeks of her arrival here can also be disregarded.
(ii) If the Medical Officer of Health detains the vessel he will not issue the Pratique Certificate
but return it at once to the Preventive Officer who will then issue to the Master a Modified Certificate
of Pratique.
(Signed) C. R. PURSER,
Waterguard Superintendent.
Custom House, London, E.C.3.
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