[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester Port Health Authority.
- Rochester (Kent, England). Port Health Authority.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![TABLE L RODENTS DESTROYED DURING THE YEAR IN SHIPS PROM FOREIGN PORTS Category Black rats . . , Brown rats ,. . ... Species not known... Sent for examination Infected with Plague Numbe r Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil TABLE P DERATTING CERTIFICATES AND DERATTING EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR FOR SHIPS FROM FOREIGN PORTS No of Deratting Certificates i ssued — No . o f Deratting Ex e raptio n Certificates issued After Fumigation with A ft e r Trapping After Poisoning Total Certificates Issued HCN Other fumigant estate method) Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 34 34 9 Deratting exemption Certificates were also issued to British Coastwise Vessels making occasional trips to Continental Ports. No Rodent Control Certificates were issued. Xllle Inspection of Ships fosr NtiisaneeSo TABLE G INSPECTIONS AND NOTICES Nature and number of Inspections Notices served 1 Results of Notices Statutory Notices Other Notices British Vessels 430 Nil 23 22 complied Foreign Vessels 708 Nil 22 22 complied River Craft 107 Nil 8 7 complied XIVo Public Health (Shellfish]) Regulations 19'34c No Change, XV, Medical Inspection of Miens, Rochester is not an approved Port for the landing of aliens, XVI, Miscellaneous. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BURIAL ON SHORE OF PERSONS WHO HAVE DIED ON BOARD SHIP FROM AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE No Change, RIVER SAMPLES. In conjunction with the Kent River Board 5 samples of river water were taken for chemical analysis, CASES OF SICKNESS ON BOARD VESSELS ARRIVING IN THE PORT, Ton sill t is 1; Bronchitis Ij Laceration of the Scalp 1® On one ship which had arrived from a North German Port where cases of smallpox had been notified, a member of the crew was considered a possible, but remote, contact and as a precautionary measure 5 vaccinations were carried out on board by the Port Medical Officer.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30099079_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
