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SECTION XV—Medical Inspection of Aliens.
1. List of Medical Inspectors of Aliens holding warrants of appointment.
Dr. J. Greenwood Wilson; Dr. H. M. Willoughby; Dr. J. A. Jones; Dr. R. D. MacLean;
Dr. W. D. L. Smith.
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 Aliens Order, 1953.
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 2,334
(b) Total number of aliens (excluding transmigrants, seamen and
airmen).
(i) Arriving at the port 29,717
(ii) Medically inspected 18,589
(iii) Medically examined 445
(c) Certificates issued NIL
(d) Transmigrants landing and medically examined NIL
FOOD INSPECTION.
The total amount of foodstuffs seized and condemned for human consumption and either
reconditioned or disposed of for animal consumption or for industrial purposes under guarantee
or destroyed was 3,849 tons 19 cwts. 0 qrs. 16 lbs. The following is a summary showing the
method of disposal of the foodstuffs seized: —
Weight Percentage of
Method of Disposal. Tons. Cwts. Qrs. Lbs. total weight.
Burnt 82 9 2 10 2.14
Buried 2,287 14 3 7 59.42
Released to other districts 159 4 2 4 4 13
Animal Feeding 626 19 2 20 16.29
Boiling Down 91 10 1 21 2.38
Industrial Purposes 47 6 1 14 1.23
Reconditioning 1ll 18 3 25 2.91
Manufacturing Purposes 20 0 0 0 0.52
Re-Export 62 8 2 0 1.62
Refining 360 6 0 27 9.36
Total 3,849 19 0 16 100.00
Of the 3,849 tons mentioned above, the principal items condemned for human consumption
consisted of:-
Burnt:—99 cartons, 50 cases and 4,838 tins Canned Fruit and Fruit Juices (burst, blown
and leaky); 134 cartons, 26 cases and 1,718 tins Canned Meats (burst, blown and leaky); 120
cartons and 3 boxes Marzipan (rancid and dirty); 540 boxes Coconut Ice (rancid); 22 cases and
104 cartons Confectionery (wet damaged); 69 cartons Prunes (wet damaged and decomposing);
24 cartons Cheese (decomposed and maggotty); 66 bags Kola Nuts (wet damaged and wasty);
8 tons Bananas (decomposed and rotten); 16 tons Onions (wasty); 163 cases and 1 box Grapefruit
(rotten and wasty); 3 cases and 5 boxes Oranges (rotten and wasty); 16 boxes Apples (dock
water damaged).
Buried:—2,200 tons Bananas (over-ripe and rotten); 150 cases, 104 cartons and 10,326 tins
Canned Fruit and Fruit Juices (burst, blown and leaky); 19 cases, 3 cartons and 194 tins Canned
Meats (burst, blown and leaky); 10 bags Whelks (decomposed); 56 boats Tomatoes (rotten); 325
bags Figs (perished); 11 bags Coconuts (putrid and sour); 101 crates and 20 cases Potatoes
(wasty); 68 cases Mandarines (wasty); 13 cases Pineapples (decomposing); 26 cases and 5 boxes
Oranges (wasty); 1 case Pears (dock water damaged); 16 cases Lemons (wasty).
Released to Other Districts.—For conversion into animal feedingstuffs, etc. under the supervision
of the local Medical Officer of Health—113 tons Rejected Ship's Stores (weevilly and out
of condition).
For sorting etc. under the supervision of the local Medical Officer of Health'—437 cases,
3 cartons and 52 tins Canned Fruits (burst, blown, leaky and rusty tins); 917 cartons Canned
Meats (burst, blown and leaky); 115 cases Canned Fish (burst, blown, leaky and rusty); 329
cases Currants (wet damaged and mouldy); 140 bags Coconuts (rancid and out of condition);
79 cases Dried Prunes (wet damaged); 75 cases Desiccated Coconut (weevilly).
Animal Feeding—602 tons Bananas (over-ripe and rotten); 103 cases and 126 cartons Canned
Meats (blown, burst and bacteriologically unsatisfactory); 14 cases, 4 cartons and 670 tins
Canned Fruits (burst, blown and leaky); 271 tins Anchovies (aged and stale); 75 bags Pea Bean
Sweepings (wet and dirty); 5 bags Flour (dirty and contaminated with extraneous matter);
82 Cheeses (perished); 55 bags and 2 boxes Almonds (wet and oil damaged); 6 bags and 2 cases
Walnuts (vermin damaged and dirty); 37 bags and 26 cartons Milk Powder (dock water damaged
and vermin damaged); 141 bags Flour (rejected ship's stores—weevilly and out of condition).
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