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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Finally, I wish to record my appreciation of the collaboration and assistance rendered by Her
Majesty's Customs, the Pilots, the Immigration Officers, the Port of London Authority, the
Shipping Federation, the staffs of Shipping Companies and Merchants, the staffs of the Central
Public Health Laboratory and the "Dreadnought" Seamen's Hospital, the Public Analyst, the
Emergency Bed Service, the South-Last Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, the Dartford
Hospital Management Committee, and all those who have so generously and willingly helped me
in every aspect of port health work throughout this and the previous years, particularly the
Chairmen, members and staffs of the Port and City of London Health Committee.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Vour obedient Servant,
J. GREENWOOD WILSON.
APPENDICES
I Medical Inspections
II Infectious Disease
III Rats Destroyed
IV Sanitary Inspections
V Docks, Powers and Publications
VI Paper on Pesticide Residues in Food
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