[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority.
- Newport (Wales). Port Health Authority.
- Date:
- 1957
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(o) Names of sinallpa.i’ consultants araiJahle. Dr. Enirys Gr. Harries, City Isolation Hospital, Cardiff. Dr. G. F. Tliomas, St. Darnel’s Hospital, Cardiff. (4) Facilities for lahoratorif diagnosis of small pox. Institute of Preventive Medicdne, The Parade, Cardiff. SECTION Vlil—VENEREAL DISEASES No change. SECTION IX—CASES OF NOTIFIABLE AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES ON SHIPS TABLE D Category Disease Number of Cases During the Year Number of Ships concerned Passengers Crew Cases landed from ships from foreign ports Venereal Diseases — 2 2 Cases which have occurred on ships from foreign ports but '■'Diphtheria 1 1 have been disposed of before arrival Influenza — 13 2 Cases landed from other ships Influenza — 3 3 * Information was received on lOtli September, 1957, that a seaman landed from S.S. “ Moelfre Rose ” at Dublin on 4th September, had been confirmed as a case of diphtheria. The vessel was boarded on arrival on 11th September, 1957, and throat and nose swabs were taken from all members of the crew. Bacteriologdcal examination of the swabs proved negative in all cases. There were no cases of smallpox, cholera, ])Iague, yellow fever, typhus or relapsing fever within the Port during the year. SECTION X—OBSERVATIONS ON THE OCCURRENCE OF MALARIA IN SHIPS No case of Malaria was notified as having occurred during the voyages of vessels before arrival at Newport. SECTION XI—MEASURES TAKEN AGAINGST SHIPS INFECTED WITH OR SUSPECTED FOR PLAGUE No infected or suspected ships arrived during tlie year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28867543_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
