Port Sanitary Authorities were established in England under the 1872 Public Health Act.
By 1904 the Port of London had a medical officer of health and 10 sanitary inspectors. In 1905 they seized 3517 quarters and 1463 pieces of beef, 524 crates of rabbits, 5 cases and 1121 tins of canned meat, and 166,860 eggs, among other suspicious foodstuffs. Disposing of large quantities could be a problem. 18,399 diseased carcasses were dumped at sea in 1902 from one vessel. [1]
The Port Sanitary Authorities (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1920 were issued by the Ministry of Health on 14 July 1920 and came into operation on 1 August of that year. They imposed additional duties upon Port Health Authorities and their Medical Officers of Health and contained a definition referring to 'any epidemic or acute infectious disease'. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Port Sanitary Authorities were established in England under the 1872 Public Health Act.
By 1904 the Port of London had a medical officer of health and 10 sanitary inspectors. In 1905 they seized 3517 quarters and 1463 pieces of beef, 524 crates of rabbits, 5 cases and 1121 tins of canned meat, and 166,860 eggs, among other suspicious foodstuffs. Disposing of large quantities could be a problem. 18,399 diseased carcasses were dumped at sea in 1902 from one vessel. [1]
The Port Sanitary Authorities (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1920 were issued by the Ministry of Health on 14 July 1920 and came into operation on 1 August of that year. They imposed additional duties upon Port Health Authorities and their Medical Officers of Health and contained a definition referring to 'any epidemic or acute infectious disease'. [2] [3] [4] [5]