[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Cardiff Port Sanitary Authority.

  • Cardiff Port Sanitary Authority (Cardiff, Wales) n 2006181154.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Cardiff Port Sanitary Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    40 'I’lic following Table slicws the amount of Imports and Exports ; the principal ports or places, British and Foreign, with M'hich the port of Cardiff has most tra,de ; also general character of Imports and Exports. (Figures do not include Barry). TABLE VI. Imports j Exports fi’otal Im])orts and Eximrts (Tons) 1 (Tons) t 1 (4'ons) 1 1,592,298 i i 9,790,004 1 1 1 11,388,302 Port or Place. Nature of Imi'Jort. Port or Place. 1 Xaturo of Export. 1 1 Spanish and Mediterranean ... Ports 1 Iron Ore. i I All Countries and Local ' Ports Coal. ! U.S.A. Ports Pig iron and Iron work. ‘ Coke. Baltic Ports, U.S.A. and Canada Timber and Deals Patent Fuel. France, Spain and Portugal also Irish Ports j Pit wood. Iron and Steel Rails and Iron Work. i U.S.A., Canada, Australia, ... and Local Ports. | Grain and Flour. General Merchandise. LhS.A., Canada, Australia, j and Local Ports. 1 General Merchandise. • V 1 Aorwav ... - 1 Wood Pulp 1 • Irish Ports ... ...i 1 Potatoes. 1 1 River Plate, Australia and ...j New Zealand Frozen and Chilled ; IMeat ^ Spain < Fruit 1 i INSPECTION OF SHIPPING. During the year, seven thousand, four hundred and fifty-two vessels were inspected on arrival. Six thousand, six hundred and ninety-eight extra inspections were made of work in hand and ships in dock, making a total of fourteen thousand, one hundred and fifty inspections. Two hundred and eighteen written notices were served on Masters of vessels in res2)cct of nuisances ; nine hundred and eighty-five verbal orders were gi^'en, and twenty-seven letters were sent to Owners or their reiu-csentatives in this coujitry in connection with n'.usances and sanitary defects on board shi2:)s. One hundred and eight_v-ninc sam}>les of drinking water from vessels entering, also from H.M. transports taking drinking water at this t^ort, were taken and .submitted to the Bacteriologist