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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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FRESH WATER SAMPLE TOTALS & PERCENTAGES - 1961
| Dirty | Unfit | Suspic. | Unsat. | Satis. | Good | Excell. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Hydrants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 |
| 44 | Standpipes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| 123 | Hose Ends | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 83 |
| 218 | Samples | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 168 |
| 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 77.1 | ||
| 95% | ||||||||
FRESH WATER SAMPLES - SUMMARY - 1961
| HYDRANTS | STANDPIPES | DELIVERY HOSE ENDS | TOTALS | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty | Unfit | Su spic. | Unsat. | Satis. | Good | Excell. | Dirty | Unfit | Suspic. | Unsat. | Satis. | Good | Excell. | Dirty | Unfit | Suspic. | Unsat. | Satis. | Good | Excell. | ||
| Victoria Dock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | i | 7 | 18 |
| Royal Albert Dock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 56 |
| King George V Dock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Tilbury Dock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 66 |
| Surrey Dock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| West India Docks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Regents Canal Dock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| London Docks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| River Districts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Isle of Grain Area | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 83 | 218 |
| TANKS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water Boats i | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| GRAND TOTAL | 227 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SECTION VI - PUBLIC HEALTH (SHIPS) REGULATIONS, 1952
1. List of Infected Areas (Regulation 6) — No change.
2. Radio Messages — No change.
3. Notification otherwise than by Radio (Regulation 14(l)(b)) — No change.
4. Mooring Stations (Regulations 22 to 30) — No change.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH (SHIPS) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS, 1961
These regulations which came into operation on 17th January, 1961 amend the Public Health
(Ships) Regulations, 1952 and 1954. The principal amendments are as follows:—
(a) The definition of "excepted port" is extended to include any coastal port in the Federal
Republic of Germany or in Italy. Ships coming from excepted ports are not required to
comply with certain requirements of the regulations unless the port medical officer considers
that compliance is necessary on account of danger to public health.
(b) The reference to the International Sanitary Regulations is altered to take account of
amending regulations adopted by the World health Assembly since the main regulations
were adopted in 1951.
(c) The exemption for ships forming part of the armed forces of certain countries is extended
to include ships of the armed forces of any Commonwealth country and any other country
to which the Visiting Forces Act, 1952, has been applied.
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