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SECTION XIV - PUBLIC HEALTH (SHELLFISH) REGULATIONS, 1934 and 1948
The recommendations and improvements set out in a previous annual report on the operation of
these Regulations with particular reference to the cockle industry, have been maintained throughout
the year and since no complaints of gastro-intestinal disturbance have been received either
from individuals or from the Medical Officer of Health of Southend, it must be assumed that the
recommendations made have had the desired effect.
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.
2. List of other staff engaged on the work.
Clerical Staff at the Central Office.
3. Organisation of the work.
All vessels carrying aliens are intercepted on arrival atGravesend and the aliens are examined
by the Medical Inspector of Aliens who is, in fact, the Boarding Medical Officer on Duty.
Complete liaison exists between the Port Medical Staff and the Immigration Staff at Gravesend
and should any doubtful case arrive, the Medical Inspector 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 2,284
(b) Total number of aliens (excluding transmigrants, seamen and airmen)
(i) Arriving at the port 31,567
(ii) Medically inspected 19,426
(iii) Medically examined 173
(c) Certificates issued 1
(d) Transmigrants landed and medically inspected Nil
5. Accommodation for medical inspection and examination is provided on Tilbury Landing
Stage, though in practice, the majority of aliens are inspected in the ship on arrival and any
necessary chaperonage is provided by nursing sisters or stewardesses borne in the ship.
SECTION XVI - MISCELLANEOUS
Arrangements for the burial on shore of persons who have died on board ship from infectious
disease.
When cases of infectious sickness die in the Port Isolation Hospital, arrangements for interment
are made with an Undertaker in Gravesend.
FOOD INSPECTION

* Please see separate report on page 23
Of the 5,048 tons listed in the table above, the principal items condemned for human consumption
consisted of
Burnt
9 cases, 93 cartons, 4,242 tins fruit, fruit pulp and fruit juices (burst, blown and leaky);121
tins canned meat (burst, crushed and pierced); a quantity of loose collected and 58 packages
fresh fruits (decomposed, bilge and dock water damaged); 138 baskets vegetables (wasty); 50
cartons fish (decomposed); 45 bags nuts (wet damaged and mouldy).
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