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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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SECTION XV
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF ALIENS AND COMMONWEALTH 1MIGRANTS
1. List of Medical Inspectors holding warrants of appointment at the 31stDecember, 1968:—
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. 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:-
Aliens 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 | 2,508 |
| (b) Total number of aliens — | |
| (i) arriving at the port | 34,581 |
| (ii) medically examined | 90 |
| (c) Certificates issued | 2 |
| Commonwealth Immigrant Arrivals | |
| (a) Commonwealth citizens subject to control | 6,118 |
| (b) Commonwealth citizens examined | 374 |
| (c) Certificates issued | 1 |
Ships were boarded by members of the panel of doctors at the following ports
| Lisbon | 1 |
| Rotterdam | 3 |
| Brixham | 4 |
| London | 110 |
| 118 |
5. Medical examination of aliens and Commonwealth immigrants is carried out on board ship.
SECTION XVI
MISCELLANEOUS
Arrangements for the burial on shore of persons who have died on board ship from infectious
disease.
NO CHANGE
CLEAN AIR ACT 1956
THE DARK SMOkE (PERMITTED PERIODS) (VESSELS)
REGULATIONS, 1958
The number of reports of dark smoke emissions from vessels has continued to decrease.
There were no legal proceedings instituted during the year although a number of informal visits
were made by the Port Health Inspectors.
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