[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Riparian Authority.
- Torquay (England). Riparian Authority.
- Date:
- 1961
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Riparian Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![BOROUGH OF TORQUAY PORT HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, 1961 The following report is the record of Port Health Administra¬ tion for the year 1961, detailed in form and sequence in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health contained in Form Port 20 and Circular 16/55. As a result of the Public Health (Ships) Regulations, 1952, the form and scope of the report were revised, and the full details are only required every five years; the last quinquennial report w^as for 1960, and the intermediate years will be covered by a shorter report. In the year under leview certain sections, marked with an asterisk, are therefore omitted as there has been no change to record; but the sectional headings are retained to ensure continuity. * SECTION 1—STAFF TABLE A NO CHANGE SECTION H—AMOUNT OF SHIPPING ENTERING THE DISTRICT DURING THE YEAR TABLE B Number Inspected Number of ships reported as having, or having had during the voyage, infectious disease on board Shipt from Number Tonnage By the Medical Officer of Health By the Public Health Inspector Foreign Ports 4 60 1 ] — Coastwise 26 16,238 3 9 — Total 30 16,298 4 10 — In addition, local fishing vessels made 868 visits (total tonnage 3,780) to the fish quay and frequent inspections of these have been made. 782 tons of fish were landed during the year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30191622_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
