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Seven certificates were issued to cover consignments for exportation.
Cockle Industry
The cockle industry at Leigh proceeded satisfactorily throughout the year. Routine visits
were made from time to time to the eight approved establishments and conditions were found to
be of a satisfactory standard.
Routine sampling of the cockles after cleansing was carried out by the Southend Public
Health Department. No sickness was reported, which could be attributed to the consumption of
cockles from these establishments.
For the first time "Certificates of Purity" were requested for consignments of cockles exported
to France, the cockles being collected from Barling Hall Creek, which is not included in the
"prescribed area". Export parcels were sampled on three occasions, the cockles being examined
at Chelmsford Public Health Laboratory. On each sampling the cockles were reported as "bacteriologically
satisfactory" and certificates were issued accordingly.
SECTION XV
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF ALIENS AND COMMONWEALTH IMMIGRANTS
1. List of Medical Inspectors holding warrants of appointment at the 31st December, 1967:—
Dr. W.G. Swann, Dr. D.T. Jones, Dr. W.T. Rougier Chapman, Dr. G.W. Aston
Dr. R.F. Armstrong, Dr. R.M. Best, Dr. W.D.L. Smith, Dr. H.M. Willoughby,
Dr.J.A. Jones, Dr. W.T.G. Boul, Dr. D.J. Avery, Dr. W. Stott, Dr. M.J. Catton,
Dr. R.D. Summers, Dr. D. Jenkins, Dr. D.W. Keys, Dr. R.G.S. Whitfield,
Dr. A.E.L. De Thierry, Dr. J. Oakley, Dr. R.N. Herson, Dr. B. Dalton,
Dr.G.B. Stuart, Dr. W.N. Whiteside, Dr. H.C. Maurice-Williams,
Dr. G.J. Leyden, Dr. D.P. Rough, Dr. J.F. Buckley, Dr. D.J.R. Walters.
2. List of other staff engaged on the work:—
Clerical staff at the central office.
3. Organisation of the work:—
Alien and Commonwealth Immigrants are examined by one of the above panel of doctors, at
the request of an Immigration Officer. The majority of ships carrying immigrants are dealt with
by the Boarding Medical Officers but a part-time Medical Inspector may be called in to deal with
a particular ship. Since the inception of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act the larger passenger
ships have been boarded at Ports of call prior to their arrival in London as noted below.
4. Alien Arrivals
(a) Total number of arriving ships carrying aliens 2,589
(b) Total number of aliens —
(i) arriving at the port 35,669
(ii)medically examined 33
(c) Certificates issued 2
Commonwealth Immigrant Arrivals
Commonwealth citizens subject to control 9,090
Commonwealth citizens examined 818
Certificates issued 2
Ships were boarded by members of the panel of doctors at the following ports:—
Gibraltar 1
Lisbon 4
Cherbourg 1
Rotterdam 5
Brixham 2
London 109 122
5 Medical examination of alien and Commonwealth immigrants is carried out on board ship.
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