[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Kingsbridge & Salcombe Port Health Authority.

  • Kingsbridge and Salcombe (Devon, England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Kingsbridge & Salcombe Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION VI - Public Health (Ships) Regulations, 1952 NO CHANGE SECTION Vll - Smallpox (1) The .Smallpox Hospital, (Smallpox Hospital, Liskeard, Cornwall) in the Plymouth Clinical Area. (2) The Plymouth Ambulance Service, Greenbank, Plymouth, Telephone No.Plymouth 64101. (3) Dr. W.A.Lister, 10, The Crescent, Plymouth. Telephone No. Plymouth 61375 and Plymouth 51040. Dr, D.F.Johnstone, The Scott Isolation Hospital, Plymouth, or, in his absence, his Deputy must be informed immediately, and invited to come and see the case. Telephone No. Plymouth 53911 and Plymouth 53337. (Ministry of Health Panel of Practitioners designated, to assist the Medical Officer of Health in the diagnosis of smallpox). (4) The Virus Reference Laboratory, Contral Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London. N.W.9* A Memorandum has been prepared enumerating the measures to be carried out in the event of the occurrence of smallpox in the district. This has been circulated to all concornod and a copy has boon sent to the Ministry of Health (15th July, 1952). SECTION Vlll - Venereal Disease NO CHANGE SECTION IX - Cases of notifiable and other diseases on ships TABLE D Category Disease Number of cases during the year Number of ships j concerned \ J Passengers Crew iCases landed from ships from 1 foreign ports 1 '1 | iCases which have occurred on ships from foreign ports but j have been disposed of before i arrival j 1 Cases landed from other ships - SECTION X - Observation on the occurrence of Malaria in ships NIL SECTION XI - Measures taken against ships infected with or suspected for Plague NIL SECTION Xll - Measures against rodents in ships from foreign ports (1) The Customs Officer makes the necessary enquiries. (2) Specimens may be sent to the City Pathologist, South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital, Plymouth, for examination. No rodents were sent for examination during the year. (3) and (4) Not applicable. Satisfactory rodent control is carried out in Salcombc by the Urban District Council.