[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Ipswich Port Health Authority.

  • Ipswich (England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Ipswich Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (2) Reports of Tests for Contamination. Samples from the Ipswich County Borough Council’s water supplies are taken by the Public Analyst monthly. Reports of examination results are uniformly good. (3) Precautions Taken Against Contamination of Hydrants and Hosepipes. Standpiping and hosepipes are used exclusively for supplying shipping and when not in use are stored under cover. (4) Number and Sanitary Condition of Water Boats, and Powers of Control by the Authority. No water boat now used in the Port of Ipswich. Section VI.—Public Health (Ships) Regulations, 1952. (1) List of Infected Areas (Regulation 6). Arrangements for the preparation and amendment of the List, the form of the List, the persons to whom it is supplied, and the procedure for supplying it to those persons. A copy of the Weekly Record of Quarantinable Diseases, issued by the Ministry of Health, is typed out and forwarded each week by post to the Preventive Officer, H.M. Customs and Excise Office, New Cut East, Ipswich. (2) Radio Messages. (a) Arrangements for sending permission by radio for ships to enter the District (Regulation 13); and (b) Arrangements for receiving messages by radio from ships and for acting thereon (Regulation 14 (1) (a) and (2)). The Port of Ipswich is not specified as a “Radio Trans- mitting Port.” (3) Notification 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. 14) 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.