[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.
- Workington (England). Port Health District.
- Date:
- 1946
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![i and Carlisle, distances of 8 and 80 miles away, respec- tively. Those not washing to travel that distance can visit a specially appointed Medical Practitioner at Working- ton hetw^een 9 to .10 a.ni. daily excepting Sundays, and 0 to 7 p.m. daily excepting Sundays and Thursdays. (jl) Intertiient of Dead. No difticultieB have arisen during the year. Ship¬ ping Agents and Masters have given full co-operation. Mortuaries are available at the Workington Infirmary and Infectious Diseases Hospitals. TABLE C. Case,s of 1 /ffectious SicJmess landed from Vessels. Disease Number of Cases during the year Number of Vessels concerned Average Number of cases for previous five years Passengers Crew Malaria Dysentery ' 2 1 1 1 9 Sickness was reported on arrival of twenty vessels, and in five instances “fever” was suspected by the res])ec- tive Masters. In the latter cases medical examination re¬ vealed Influenza, Dysentery, Malaria, Tuberculosis and Tonsillitis (negative Diphtheria). The other cases of sickness reported comprised Rheumatism, Gastritis, Influenza, Mental Depression, Injuries, Scabies, Rupture and Pleurisy. Hospital or medical treatment wus given in all cases. Twenty-one cases of Venereal Diseases were reported and treatment was recommended. Two notices were issued in pursuance of the Parrots (Prohibition of Import) Regulations.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30293832_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
