[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester Port Health Authority.

  • Rochester (Kent, England). Port Health Authority.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Coastwise Foreign LWH-I; ; • , , PORT OF ROCHESTER. Ar y ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PORT MEDICAL OFFICER FOR 1951. I. Amount of shipping entering the Port during the year. ‘ *4 TABLE A. Type Sh ® la Tonnage No. Inspected by Port Medical Officer. No. inspect¬ ed by Port Health Inspector , No. reportec to be defective. No. of ves¬ sels on which defects.were remedied. No.on which defects were found and reported to Ministry of Transport Surveyors. -B- nd Icq 1 • P 'O0 OD G tO G 0®^ Crf O •H ^ cu> adtd o 0 Crf*H 5-t ►> J4jd ® 05 • Tdd o to o mtfop c 53 it! G*H erf i (Steam 138 162432 6 122 25 24 1 mj (Motor 126 53760 1 107 14 13 - - (Sail - mm - - - mm (Fishing mm mm wm •• Total 264 216192 7 229 39 37 1 (Steam 183 181733 132 33 31 1 (Motor 349 56785 - 321 23 23 - - $Sail 17 1067 - 14 1 1 - mm (Fishing *• mm _ .. . .. — Total 549 239585 467 57 55 . . . 1 Total r. .. .. . Foreign k 813 455777 7 696 96 92 2 Coast- wise -— — The above do not include 160 river and estuarial craft inspected. TABLE B. II. Character of Trade of Port. (a) passenger Traffic During 1951. The passenger traffic of the Port is confined entirely to day trips between this Port and other British seaside resorts, (b) Cargo Traffic. principal Imports;- Wood pulp, coal, timber, china clay, stone, gyps&m, crude oil, fertilisers, grain, cattle food, seeds and kernels for making cattle cake, maize, potatoes and flour. principal Exports;- Cement, cattle cake, vegetable oil, plaster boards and scrap iron. (c) Countries with which the Port principally Trades Scandinavia, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Canada, South America, West Africa and the Mediterranean ports. The Principal British Ports with which Trade is carried on;- London, Tyne Ports, Middlesborough, Hartlepool, Blythe, Keadby, Goole, Seaham Harbour, Ipswich, the Scottsih East Coast Stone and Coal Ports, the Cornish Stone and China Clay ports. Vessels arrive in ballast from many British ^orts to load cargoes of cement. lo