[Report 1943] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Cowes.

  • Cowes (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Port Medical Officer of Health, Cowes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    library “ CC ;r T H ^UTH T’ :T»? I TY. IJLC. T C7 THS -.0TT HS.-iLTH ' ^ C 0v7IC.l'. .mount of shipping entering the iort f0]; 194.% / during the year ; - ioroign .... 37 British 116 and num -rout* ama*.- coastwise or ft. .Jtl thio shi, ping ma engaged in oonstwiu* tr r e. ..umber inspected by the radical Officer.... one. number inspected by the banixnr\ Injector.... 37 foreign IIS British. number re.orted defective,,,* one. number reporting infection* disease during the voyage... none. ;he Radical Officer has been oailed to see cause of ..ickneas on ships in port on severe! occasions but none ere suj■. ected nor otuai csee of notified® infectious bisaa;©. II. Character of trade of xort. Omitted under present st le of war. Til. -ater Supply (II, Source of supply for the town of Jowes. There is a pipe iiiAe from the -ier head. Sources of xrivute Supply are at the pontoon ( Is^e of vight Steam racket Co). ‘ oasis Marvin's hip- yard and the y&eworks i V • ort Heoxth 3 egulstlons 1933. TTTTI)ecj.aration of health. This Is received b Customs Officers and 30nt to the ort Medical Officer. (B). Boarding of Vessels. he I/.ed.icui Officer works in clone co-operation with the Cup toms ? fic^ o ^ho will take him off to any infected ahip. The Ministry of Meal th's weekly circular relating to infected iort* and infection abroad it filed in read- iness for Customs Officer. ' inspection if they wish consult it. (?)• Mooring stations for the detention oi . hlra. (a) The i.oadsto&d of Cowes within tho iocax area of JiiriBdicti n. lb) M®dham Buoys in the liver edina. {4}. infectious cu&es can b handed to and isolated in an Isolation Hospital in the island by arrangement, with the -sic of ight Conjoint Hospital Board. Cares of Scabies can also be isolated by a similar arrangement. The war stixi brings ships to temporary a*chorage off Cowes, but outside this a ort Heal th uthq ity* s reu of jurisdiction, .^ucii ships requiring a d ctor tend their messages to Kavnl control. This Medic 1 Officer hr.3 gone off to ships in u I.av JL control launch or drifter. One as roqutrin... treatment on shore hove been landed at Cowes but care it taxen nc-t to land infections oases rora any ship uutiside this area of jurisdiction, any case which is not r British subject is reported t-> the customs Officers at ;nce. i L ) .Bacteriologie s nd irthologioai examinations a e carried out by arrai.gcmc.it with the county laboratory at iev.'port I cl 3 of 1 hi. ( 6). C ses of veneral j)isease are ropor ted to the ionnty Clinic at hevport. ome cases of Venar i ina ? are seen wh'ch are due to sail tef re they can re ort to the Count: Clinic. These canes are examined and treated by tho ‘ edical Officer at Oovves.