[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port.
- Rochester (Kent, England). City and Port Authority.
- Date:
- 1897
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Regulations :— Cortificato not identifying: Owner witli Boat 1 Absence of Certificate - - - - 10 Marking:, Act 1H77 Sec. 8, Act. 84 Sec. 7 - 14 Overcrowding:, Reg:. 8 - - - - 1 Cleanliness, Reg:. 1 1 - - - - 29 Painting-, Reg. 9- - - - - 17 Ventilation, Reg. 3 - - - - 8 J Dilapidation, Reg. 11 - - - - 21 No Stores in Cabin _ . _ _ S No pro])er Water Vessel - - - - 2 Total Infringements - - - 111 Number of Infringements remedied - - 111 Number of Women on Boats - - - 15 ,, ,, C'hildren between 5 and 12 - - 4 ,, ,, ,, 5 years and under - - 2 Signed—E. L. Fillet, Inspector of Canal Boats. GENERAL SANITARY WORK OF THE PORT Under the Public Health Act of 1875 ” and the “Notification of Infectious Diseases Act of 1889 ” your Authority is empowered to deal with infectious diseases, nuisances &c. on Ships as with houses, provided such Ships are lying within ths boundary of your district. Thus far the powers are defined and clear. But when ships with infectious disease on board are likely to pass from Port to Port unchecked, it becomes a matter for serious consideration. Your Autliurity made certain preparations to provide against Cholera, Yellow Fever and Plague. On February lOth and 11th, Dr. Theodore Thomson, Ins])ector of the Local Government Board accompanied by your Medical Officer inspected all matters connected with the Port. The Town Clerk reported that Dr. Thomson had stated his entire satisfaction with the arrangements, and the very marked improvement in every respect since his last inspection and that he did not consider it at all necessary that he should confer with the Committee. Should the Port Sanitary Authority of London however decide to determine the existing arrangements as to Medical Inspection of Ships at Sheerness it will be necessary for your Committee to provide an additional](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30038613_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
