Reports and papers on the Port and riparian sanitary survey of England and Wales, 1893-94 / with an introduction by the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board.
- Date:
- 1895
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Reports and papers on the Port and riparian sanitary survey of England and Wales, 1893-94 / with an introduction by the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![G35 Mr. Settle also acts as District Medical OfEcer and Public Vaccinator for the BarroTV-in-Furness District. Chai-acter and efficiency of Port work done by Medical Officer of Health.—The Medical Officer of Health is apparently acquainted with the^ cholera orders and prepared to carry them out. 11. Inspector of Nuisances.—John Halifax. No sanitary certificate [formerly a small-pox hospital attendant]. Salary, 150Z. per annum without repayment. Mr. Halifax also acts as inspector of slaughter-houses and inspector for the removal of house refuse. Character and efficiency of Port work done by Inspector of Nuisances.— The Inspector of Nuisances is apparently an intelligent officer, but see 12 below. Assistant Inspector of Nuisances.—Thomas Silverwood. Salary, 7Sl. per annum without repayment. 12. Nuisances.—Vessels said to be regularly inspected, but no suffi- cient record kept to enable the Inspector of Nuisances to fill in the usual return. 13. Isolation Hospital.—The Urban Sanitary Authority possesses a cholera hospital on Sheep Island near the entrance to the channel. This consists of a wooden building covered with felt and built upon concrete foundations. It contains one ward measuring 26 ft. X 26 ft. X 12 ft., and intended for four patients ; annexe containing a watercloset and slop sink» a kitchen, bath, and store-room. At the time of inspection the hospital was not furnished, neither were the stoves in position. The hospital is well isolated; there is ample room for extension, and the Sanitary Authority has a scheme for extending it if necessary. Patients could only be landed by water a little before and after high water. Water is obtained from a well on the island, and sand and gravel filters Avere, at the date of inspection, about to be put down for filtering the water before distributing to the hospital. A caretaker had been engaged, and it was proposed to have the hospital furnished and put in readiness. 14. Disinfecting Ap]paratus.—No disinfecting apparatus at the cholera hospital or in the Drban Sanitary District. At the Urban Sanitary Authority's fever hospital there is a chamber for sulphur fumigation. 15. Mortuary.—No mortuary at the cholera hospital. Mortuary at Urban Sanitary Authority's fever hospital, this, however, is a mile and a half from the docks and considerably more from the cholera hospital. 16. Regulations under Section 125 Public Health Act, 1875.—None made. 17. Infectious Disease {Notification) Act, 1889.—Act adopted October 28th, 1889. AUKANGEMENTS MADE TO CARKY OUT THB BoaKD's ChOLERA ObDEES. a. Ciistoms Boarding Station or Stations—At the entrance to Karasden Dock. Vessel are hailed as they are entering the dock and boarded in the dock. Whether or not a vessel there found to be infected could be sent at once to fhe mooring [station would depend upon the tide. Customs Officers attend the boarding station for four hours each tide, and vessels from foreign are boarded at. night as by day. Coasters visited, but health questions not put. Customs Officers have one boat (14 feet open boat) which is kept at Piel. The situation of the Customs boarding station is very unsatisfactory for cholera purposes. According to existing arrange- ments a vessel would not be ascertained by the Customs to be infected with cholera until she was entering the dock. It would then doubtless be often impossible to send her out of dock until the next tide, and occasionally, it might bo impossible to send out a large vessel for'some days. Apart from the general objection to this system, it practically pre- cludes the Medical Officer of Health from carrying out Article 4 of the Order of September 6th, 1892, except as regards vossels ascertained by the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20415485_0697.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
