[Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

  • Workington (England). Port Health District.
Date:
1903
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Credit: [Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (copy report,) Workington, February 7th 1904. •To the Chairman and Members of the Workington Port Sanitary Authority, Gentlemen, During the year 1903 no case of infectious disease has arrived at the Ports of Workington or Harrington. Eighty one foreign and one thousand and fifty eight coasting vessels have arrived at the Port of Workington, at the Port of Harrington five hundred and eighty seven vessels have arrived. Ail the foreign vessels were inspected together with a large number of Coasters.Cleansing and Lime washing was the only thing that was required and that only in a few cases. On January 26th I was requested to visit, the SSMFormosa” and on doing so found that the captain was suffering from Bronchitis. On January 27th I was called to the SS.’’Refugio and found a fireman suffering f'Dom Pleurisy. June 29th on board the 5’Thyra in Harrington Dock a seaman was suffering from Lunacy and was transferred to another and sent back home to Norway. .The Hospital was used by the Corporation from August Both to Oct 9th for the treatment of cases of Small Pox. After it was vacated the same Authority thoroughly cleansed, disenfe^Fted, and re-painted it. The Docks and Harbours are kept in good sanitary condition. I. have to thank the Inspector Mr McGill for the able manner he has performed his duties during the year. Yours faithfully, I.C Hodgson,