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City of London 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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HEALTH REGULATIONS (Customs Code, Vol. 4, Part 4)
PORT OF LONDON Procedure to be followed for ships at—
THAMESHAVEN, HOLEHAVEN, CANVEY, CHAPMAN'S ANCHORAGE, SOUTHEND
and LEIGH
The list of infected areas (Customs Code, Vol. 4, Part 4, para. 3) referred to as the "listed areas" below, is shown on page 4 of the London Declaration of Health Form.
| 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. | Yes. | (a) Inform the Master that he is not to allow any unauthorised person to leave the ship without the Medical Officer's permission. | |
| (b) Issue modified pratique and allow vessel to proceed to her place of mooring, loading or discharge. (See footnote (i)). | ||||
| (c) In the most expeditious manner possible notify the Medical Officer of Health on the Hygeia. Telephone Gravesend 325. (See footnote (ii)). | ||||
| (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 Ships. | If a written Declartion of Health is taken and any answered in the affirmative. | As in the case of ships at (2) above. | ||
(i) A full "Certificate of Pratique" is to be left under cover on board addressed to the Medical
Officer of Health who will issue in due course.
(ii) Should any difficulty arise in contacting the Hygeia the message is to be passed via
Custom House, telephone Gravesend 1234.
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.
(Signed) C. R. PURSER,
Water Superintendent.
Custom house, London, E.C.3.
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