[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Manchester Port Health Authority.

  • Manchester (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Manchester Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Principal ports from which ships arrive—continued United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela . West Africa Yugoslavia Belfast, Douglas, Fawley, Glasgow, Larne, Liverpool, Lochaline, London, Londonderry, Mostyn and South Wales ports. Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes and Pacific ports. Amuay Bay, Cabimas, Las Piedras, Puerto la Cruz, Puerto Miranda and Punta Cardon. Bathurst, Conakry, Dakar, Freetown, Lagos, Lobito, Monrovia, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Tema, Takoradi and Warri. Rijeka and Sibenik. SECTION IV: Inland barge traffic Numbers and tonnage using the district, and places served by the traffic Lighterage services are operated between points on the Ship Canal and also to adjoining waterways including the Bridgewater Canal, the River Weaver and Weaver Navigation and the River Mersey to Liverpool. The Bridgewater Canal joins the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the north and the Trent and Mersey Canal to the south. The Runcorn end of the Bridgewater Canal has now been filled in and sealed off from Runcorn docks. The amount of traffic passing between the Bridgewater Canal and Manchester Docks during 1970 totalled 67,672 tons. It is no longer necessary for canal boats used as dwellings to be registered and the regulations in respect of the lettering, marking and numbering of canal boats no longer apply. No canal boats were inspected during the year. SECTION V: Water supply (1) Source of supply for (a) the district and (b) shipping. (a) Piped water supplies are provided by the respective water under¬ takings abutting the ship canal. (b) Fresh water is obtainable direct from hydrants in Manchester Docks and on the quays, wharves, etc., between Mode Wheel and Barton Locks, Partington Basin, Latchford Locks, Warrington Lay Bye, Runcorn, Weston Point, Stanlow Lay-Bye, Stanlow Oil Dock, Ellesmere Port, Eastham Locks, and the berths in Queen Elizabeth II Dock, Easthain. (2) Report of tests for contamination. One hundred and twenty-one samples of water from ships were examined with the following results: Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Total Chemical . 9 —* 9 Bacteriological . 93 19 112
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