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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 Officer but a part-time Medical Inspector may be called in to deal with a
particular ship.
4. Alien Arrivals
(a) Total number of arriving ships carrying aliens 1,885
(b) Total number of aliens —
(i) arriving at the port 36,360
(ii) medically examined 307
(c) Certificates issued 2
Commonwealth Immigrant Arrivals
(a) Commonwealth citizens subject to control 2,023
(b) Commonwealth citizens examined 11
(c) Certificates issued NIL
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.
The body of any person dying on board ship, or in Denton Hospital, from infectious disease
would normally be removed from the ship or Denton Hospital for burial by a Private Undertaker
acting on the instructions of the shipping company or the next-of-kin, the local police being kept
informed.
In the event of the death being one of smallpox, special instructions as to precautions to be
taken would be given to the undertaker by the Port Health Authority.
THE CLEAN AIR ACTS 1956 AND 1968
THE DARK SMOKE (PERMITTED PERIODS) (VESSELS)
REGULATIONS 1958
It has been found that formal smoke observations are very time consuming and often in the
end do not necessarily establish evidence that an apparent contravention of the Regulations has
been committed. It is the policy, therefore, of the Authority to seek the co-operation of shipmasters
to maintain so far as possible a smoke free Port. To this end port health inspectors
immediately notify the master of any ship which starts to make smoke of such density as to be
likely to contravene the Regulations, so as to terminate the emission. In this connection one
hundred and forty seven verbal notifications were given. However, during the year it was found
necessary to carry out one hundred smoke observations and in eighty eight cases there was a
minor infringement of the permitted periods. There were seventy one inspections of plant and
equipment with a further twenty six revisits to ensure that defects had been rectified. Five
notices were served on the masters of foreign owned vessels and a copy of the notice was sent to
the country's Consulate. The reasons for these contraventions were fully investigated and in
view of the explanations received, no legal action was taken. Warning letters were, however, sent
to each owner. Similar action was taken in the case of the master and owner of a port tug.
From time to time during the year dark smoke was emitted at a ship-breaking yard on the
River, as a result of burning oil sludge and timber on board a ship or barge being broken up.
Dark smoke emissions from industrial or trade premises are a contravention of the Clean Air Act
1968. The matter was taken up with the ship breakers and as a result tank cleaning equipment
was later installed at the yard in order to prevent or minimise the emission of dark smoke and in
addition the hazard of fire on board.
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