[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Port Health Authority.

  • Portsmouth (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3. SECTION IX - Cases of notifiable and other infectious disease on ships TABLE D Category Disease Number of Cases during the year Number of Ships concerned Passengers Crew Cases landed frcm ships from foreign ports . NONE Cases which have occurred on ships from foreign ports but have been disposed of before arrival . NONE Cases landed from other ships NONE - - - SECTION X - Observations on the occurrence of malaria in ships No malaria occurred in ships during the year. SECTION XI - Measures taken against ships infected with or suspected for plague No plague or suspected plague occurred in ships during the year. SECTION XII - Measures against rodents in ships from foreign ports (1) Every effort is made to examine all vessels arriving from abroad. Periodic examinations are made of vessels engaged in coastal traffic only. (2) Bacteriological or pathological examination of rodents can be carried out at the Central Laboratory, East Wing, St. Mary’s General Hospitalj none was examined during the year.