[Report 1956] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Cowes.

  • Cowes (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Cowes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AHNUAL REPORT OP THE BCBPICAL OFFICER OP HEALTH FOR THE PORT OP COV/ES FOR 1956, Section 1.- Staff — NO CHANGE & Section 11 - Amoiant of shipping entering the district during the year. ^ We f: Ships from. Number. Tonnage. Number Ins pected Number of ehlpe liy the Medical Officer of Health. By the Sanitary Inspector. reported as having, or having had during the voyage, infectious disease on board. Foreign Ports 25 11,121 Nil. 25 Nil. Coastwise 173 98,430 Nil. 173 Nil. Total 198 109,551 Nil. 198 Nil. The Southampton and lele of Wight Steam Packet Company run a regular service of steamers from Southampton to the Port, not included in the above fi^^res. Eigiit passenger and two car services a day in the four summer months and five passenger and one car service a day in the remaining months. Section 111 - Character of shippin^c and trade during the year. Table C. Passenger Traffic - Numl^r of passengers inwards - Nine sick foreign seamen were landed. Number of passengers outwards - Nil. The Southampton and Isle of Wight Steam Packet Company carried nearly 549,000 paesengers and 29 QQo niotor vehicles to and from Southampton auHng the year. Cargo Traffic - Principal imports - Coal, also shingle, sand, petrol, timber and cement. Principal exports - Dairy and agricultural produce. Principal ports from which ships arrive - Blythe, Port Talbot and Dutch Porte. There were also several hundred private yaohts which visited the Port during the summer season. Section IV ~ Inlemd Barge Traffic. There is considerable barge traffic between the River Medina and the Solent Ports on the mainland. The bargee vary in tonnage between 30 and 150 tons. Summary of Bargee Traffic. Barges loading and unloading at Cowee and Newport. Number - 3#806 Net Tonnage - 262,178