[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority.
- Newport (Wales). Port Health Authority.
- Date:
- 1953
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(2) Arrangements for the bacteriological or 'pathological exandnatioi of rodents, with special reference to rodent plague, inclitding th number of rodents sent for examination dmring the year. Post-mortem examinations of rodents in connection with Plague precautions are carried out at the Health Department. All othe examinations are carried out by the Public Health Laborator; Service. 10 rats were examined during- the year. (.?) Arrangements in the district for deratting ships, the methods usa and, if done by a commercial contractor, the name of the contnactor The deratting of ships is carried out by private contractors unde the supervision of the Port Sanitary Inspector. Hydrogen Cyanide spPayed and in an absorbed form for liberation, traps and poisoi bait are used for^ this purpose. Contractors:—B. D. Gibbs & Son; C. BHster, David Thomas d Son; Western Scaling Co., London Fumigation Co.; Fumigatio] Services; Hivey & Co. {4). Frpgress in rat-proofing of ships. Additional rat proofing was provided on one vessel at the reques of the Port Sanitary Inspector. TABLE E Eodents Destroyed During the Year in Ships eroji Foreign Ports Category Number Black Rats 99 Brown Rats Nil Species not known Nil Sent for examination 10 infected with plague Nil TABLE F Deratting Certificates and Deratting Exemption Certificates Issued During the Year for Ships from Foreign Ports Number of Deratting Certificates Issued Number of Deratting Exemption Certificates Issued 6 Total Certificates Issued 7 After fumigation with After Trapping 3 After Poisoningt 4 Total 5 HCN. 1 Other fumigant (state method) 2 1 — 24 — 25 45 70 t State poisons used and number of Certificates issued after each poison](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28867506_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
