[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port.
- Rochester (Kent, England). City and Port Authority.
- Date:
- 1945
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![rn .. ; V,' /~t 1 AJJ-Ulb • JT , Measures of Rat Destruction on Plague Infected1' or Suspected Vessels, or Vessels from Plague infected Ports arriving in the Port durinr thc Yc ar. 2 Vessels arrived from suspected Porte. In each case they were .bjected to trapping. Specimen^ cau ht were submitted for bacterioiogi- ,1 examination. ITo 33, peatis v;ap found• TaIuE E. Deratization Certificates and Deratization Exemption Certificates i c sue d dur i nr. th c ye ar . 2 Deratization Exemption Certificates wore issued by London Port 1th authority under .article 4, Port Sanitary Relaxations, VI. Hygiene of Crew Space. -.JV --.J-Ulj J . iDuality ho. inspected Defects of -structural defects Dirt,Vermin Vessel. duriny 1945. original through wear & other cons truetion. and tear. conditione prejudicisl to health. L tish or nations 310 96 3 1 29 5 54 20 VII. Food_Inrpcc tion. Action taken under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations ; the Public Health (imported Milk) Regulations 1925; and the Public th(]?ref er’ra lives , & cc, in Food) Regulations, 1925 ~ 1927. Cargoes of flour, grain, ground nuts and potatoes have been ined to thc number of 116. 1 cargo of corned beef vac found to be in good condition with the ption of 1 tin condemned owing to damage. he Ilf ir;h. The Shellfish laying- in the River Medway are controlled by the ay Shellfish Regulations 1935. The Regulations prohibit the urc for s- lc of Medway Cy tors, Mussel' and Cockier uniera; they are id in approved waters for a rpecified period, or arc passed through canring: plant. Periwinkles -re no t covered the Regul ations and the local Ifieh gatherers and fishermen collect them for rale. The trade hovcver ■ot larr e. Mussels arc not gathered owing, to the expense involved ending them away for relaying, .Messrs. Tabor breeds oy-:-. tera on grounds in the lower reaches of Medway rod at the present time they -arc sent to that firm’s grounds ■ri htlingsca for relaying rad to the Drightlin/. ca Cleansing Plant clearmin' . Medway shclifi h arc not sent direct to any market. syings from which ahcllfish (specifying the kinds of bhet eh which may bo marketed in the District) arc TCr ive’d’. L Sources of local supply of Oysters and Mu nee lfc arc yhi tstable and ing.rig.atc Larkct. Mo shellfish are imported into the Port either 0vcrsoas .or Dritirh Ports.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30038959_0049.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
