[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Ipswich Port Health Authority.

  • Ipswich (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Ipswich Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (3) Notifications Otherwise than by Radio (Regulation 14 (1) (b)). Arrangements for receiving notifications otherwise than by radio and for acting thereon. Any message for the purpose of Regulation 14 (1) (b) is received at the Public Health Office, Elm Street, Ipswich, during office hours, and outside office hours such messages are received at the residence of the Chief Port Health Inspector, by telephone or otherwise. Action is taken as may be necessary according to the circumstances of the case. (4) Mooring Stations (Regulations 22 to 30). Situation of Stations and any Standing Directions issued under these Regulations. The Mooring Station for the purpose of Regulations 22 to 30 is at Cliff Quay, Ipswich. (5) Arrangements for— (a) Hospital Accommodation for Infectious Diseases (other than Smallpox—see Section VII). St. Helen's Isolation Hospital, Foxhall Road, Ipswich. (b) Surveillance and Follow up of Contacts. Contacts proceeding to places outside the Borough and the Port of Ipswich are notified to the Medical Officer of Health of the District to which they are proceeding, and contacts remaining on the ship are kept under observation daily by an Officer of the Port Health Authority. (c) Cleansing and Disinfection of Ships, Persons, Clothing and other articles. On a ship where infectious disease has occurred, disinfection of the infected parts of the ship is carried out by the staff of the Port Health Authority. A Cleansing Station for persons is established at the office of the Port Health Authority and further facilities for the cleansing of persons exist at the St. Helen’s Isolation Hospital and at the Ipswich Smallpox Hospital.