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.
714/822 page 650
![MARYPORT URBAN RIPARIAN SANITARY DISTRICT. [Maryport Customs Port (part of;.] Inspector: Mr, T. W. Thompson. Date of Inspection : March 23rd, 1893. 1. Sanitary Authority .-—The Trustees for the District and Harbour of Mary- port acting as an Urban Sanitary Authority. 2. Limits of Jurisdiction :—¥iom a point in a line with the northern boundary of the Roman Camp in the North to the boundary between the parishes of Dearham and Flimby in the South. 3- Parishes of Sanitary District which are Riparian: —Parish of Cross- canonby (part of). Parish of Dearham (part of the township of Ellenborough). 4. General Character and Efficiency of Administration :—The Urban Sanitary Authority has hitherto failed to equip itself for dealing with infectious diseases but at the time of inspection it appeared to appreciate the importance of doing so. 5. Ports from whence Skips arrive. (Ports or places (coastwise or foreign) with which Riparian District has most trade, or is in most frequent communi- cation are printed in italics) :— Foreign :—Ergasteria (Greece), Cartagena, Dunkirk, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Havre, Eouen, Bilbao, Algeria, Black Sea, Smyrna, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, and Australia. Coastwise ;—Belfast, Dubhn, Londonderry, Dundalk, Drogheda, Liverpool, Bristol Channel (northern ports), Glasgow. 6. Character of Trade:— Foreign:—Imports: Grain (from the Black Sea, Australia and and Canada), iron ore (from Greece and Spain), timber (from Canada and Baltic), tanner's extracts (from the Levant). Exports : Steel rails, pig iron, coal. Coastwise:—Imports: Grain, hides, general merchandise, iron ore, coals, and coke. Exports: Same as foreign. 7. Amount of Shipping Inwards during three years, 1890-91-92 :— Class of Vessels. 1890. 1891. 1892. Number. Tonnage. Number. Tonnage. Number. Tonnage. ( Steamers Poreign-J Sailing - C Fishing - Total Foreign .t- C Steamers I Fishing- Total Coastwise - 128 13 109.061 10,598 47 16 40,848 13,523 46 13 47,485 3,413 141 119,659 63 54,371 59 50,908 } 1,232 192,455 . 1,180 167,258 1,116 185,412 1,232 192,455 1,180 167,258 1,116 185,412 There are 50 fishing boats on the register at Maryport which are employed solely in fishing in the Solway Firth within about 3 miles of the port, the tonnage of each averaging only two or three tons. ' 8. Inland Water Communication:—None. 9. Railways conveying goods from Riparian District:—Maryport and Carlisle and the London and North-Western Railways. 10. Medical Officer of Health :—Wil\i&m Henry Spurgin. Qualifications :—M.R.C.S. Eng., L.S.A. Salary, 40^. a year with repay- ment. Character and efiiciency of Port work done by Medical OflBcer of Health :— The Medical Officer of Health is an active officer and acquainted with the Choler/i Regulations. General character of work, good.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20415485_0714.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
