[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority.
- Newport (Wales). Port Health Authority.
- Date:
- 1945
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![INSP:i]CTOR^S REPORT. To the Chairraan and Members of the Health Commioteej acting as the port Health Authority. Mr, Chairman, Ladies and G-entlemen, I beg to submit my Annual Report for the year 1945. SHIP INSPECTION. During the year, 1383 vessels were inspected and 128 (9‘2 per cent) of them v/ere found to have nuisances or defects on board. It was not necessary to serve any statutory notices with regard to ,these vessels. 168 verbal and informal notices were given, as a result of which most of the nuisances and defects were remedied and 40 quayside nuisances abated, 3258 re-visits were made to vessels in connection with sickness, nuisances and defects, rat destruction, and to vessels from infected areas. » Huisances and Defects. Dirt, vermin and other conditions prejudicial to health accounted for 187 (67*27 per cent), structural defects caused through wear and tear for 90 (32°37 cent) and defecos oi original construction 1 (*36 per cent) of the total fo^d. The numbers and types of nuisances and defects dealt with on all vessels together with percentages, are shewn in Taole J of the Medical Officer of Health's Report. Table 1 indicates the various nuisances dealt with and of these 9*5 per cent were due to the verminous condition of quarters and berths, 52*1 per cent to dirty and defective lockers, 19*8 per cent to dirty Quarters, 4*8 per cent to dirty messrooms, and 4*0 per cent to foul and defective water closets and fittings. Dirt, Vermin and other conditions prejudicial to health. The number of vessels dealt v/ith during the year on account of dirty and/or verminous conditions of crews quarters was 14% more than that of the previous year; whilst, the number of crev/s q.uarters and rooms found dirty and/or verminous v/as 56% more than the previous year. Disinfestation was carried out by means of fumigation with burning sulphur, hydrogen cyanide, and other patent gas fumigants, and by hand and pressure spraying of liquid insecticides into all crevices of woodwork, bunks and other fittings. Structural Defects caused through vVear and Tear. Defective ports (frames, linings, and broken glasses,) defective bunks and fittings, defective stoves and fittings, v/ater closets and lockers were responsible for the greater number of this type of defect and many of these conditions were caused by misuse and lack of attention. Other dcfec'cs dealt with were defective ventilators and shutes, leaky decks, entrance doors and washbasins, hawse pipes and pumps. The Ministry of War Transport Surveyor v/as notified of all defects found on ships, which necessitated structural alterations to remedy them. (S)](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28867427_0019.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
