[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Newhaven Port Health Authority.

  • Newhaven (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Newhaven Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NUWUAVSN PORT HEALTH AUTKORITY ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st December, 1964, To_ the Members of the Newhaven Port Health .Authority Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present the Annual Port Health Report for Newhaven for the year 1964. p on I?/?1 S?W^the, introduction of the car ferry service to Dieppe a?d ?irst time for several years, the service was continued during the winter period. This increase in the service rePrd to the medical inspection of Aliens and Commonwealth Immigrants. ^To cover the car ferries at the peak of temporary appointments of Medical Inspectors were made and call* system adopted. Apart from a few teething troubles the worked well with the regular Inspectors attending the arrival pa5?22?cr-, ;3?a'fc on w]ci ch the bulk of the aliens were cross- Certain difficulties are anticipated in 1965 car Worries, Villandry and Valencay are added The three car ferries will provide a round-the-clock peak season. the an ’on system of the ing. French season, when the two new to the service, service in the Yavohton ffi oetw9en iewhaven and Dieppe extended from 19th March to 31st December. During the year the total number of inward passengers (Alien, Commonwealth Immigrants and British) which arrived 1(P0^4i1?n,1963f 1<?63) WhllSt °Ut™r<5 passengers . oP 75,684 Aliens arrived during 1964 compared with 68,207 tion90ffiodrOf7kh?S? Were refused permission to land by the Immigra- '/J34^ were seen by a Medical Inspector and 291 were subjected to detailed medical inspection. One Alien was refused permission to land on medical grounds. reiusect nr. 9°7? Commonwealth Immigrants who arrived at the Port in 1963 * * refuse permission to land by the Immigration Officer, 5062 a/.iGdlc31 Inspector and 7 were subjected to a detailed grounds. PeCtl°n# :Tone TTere refused permission to land on medical The total tonnage entering Newhaven Port in 1964 was 814 715 entS th^p62?9659 ^ jV963’ In 1964 the numbers of’ships erm0 bhe Port were 1,116 from foreign ports and 486 coastwise, nf ^P°rt’3 in i964 amounted to 328.548 tons and were comprised chiefly Ool, building ana roadmaking material, coke and patent cuel fruit' og?Qa^nS,and o^er foodstuffs, timber, iron and steel? Se inchese thP ^°nf °iur th0 1963 to^!1 ?f 298,938 tons was entirely due to ea°e in oi;e Sinount of building and roadmaking material imported.