[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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![SECTION XII—MEASURES AGAINST RODENTS IN SHIP FROM FOREIGN PORTS (1) Procedure for inspection of ships for rats. Vessels are boarded the Port Public Health Inspectors as soon as possible after arrival, and unless the Masters produce recently issued certificates, inspections are extended to the holds, etc., in order to ascertain the rat population. The Port Rat Catcher also inspects vessels upon arrival in the port in cases when the Ships Agents have made requests for certificates. (2) Arrangements for the hacteriological or pathological examination of rodents, with special reference to rodent plague, including the number of rodents sent for examination during the year. Post-mortem examinations of rodents in connection with Plague precautions are carried out at the Health Department. All other examinations are carried out by the Public Health Laboratory Service. (3) Arrangement in the district for deratting ships, the methods used and, if done by the com mercial contractor, the name of the contractor. The deratting- of ships is carried out bj'- private contractors under the supervision of tlie Port Public Health Inspector. Hydrogen Cyanide sprayed and in an absorbed form for liberation, traps and poison bait are used for this pur])ose. Contractors:—B. D. Gibbs & Son; David Thomas & Son; Western Scaling- Co.; London Fumigation Co.; Fumigation Services; Hivey & Co. (4) Progress in rat-proofing of ships. No additional rat proofing- was provided on vessels at the port during the year. TABLE E Rodents Destroyd'.d During the Year in Ships from Foreign Ports Category Number Black Rats 137 Brown Rats Nil Species not known Nil Sent for examination Nil Infected with plague Nil G](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28867543_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
