Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year ended 31st December 1912 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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The drinking water is brought to the vessel in a barge, and is syphoned thence into
tanks stowed in the lower part of the vessel. These tanks are cleaned out and
lime washed annually in the month of July.
The supply of water for daily use is pumped from these tanks by means of a large
pump, which can be used at will either for pumping river water for fire purposes, or fire
drill, or for drinking water. The practice of using this pump for river water has been
discontinued since July in this year, and the pipes communicating from the pump to the
drinking water supply are furnished with taps, which are closed and locked.
Only condensed milk is used by the boys, no fresh milk being bought.
There has been no epidemic of Diphtheria on shore, and the boys only go on shore
to the playing fields. There is, however a "tuck "shop in the village, which the boys
frequent, and where ice cream may be purchased, but no connection has been found
between the boys affected and those eating ice cream from this shop.
The following table shows the dates of notification, the number of hammock
slinging, and the number of mess:—
TRAINING SHIP "WARSPITE."Diphtheria.
Date of Notification. | Onset of Disease. | Mess. | Initials of Patient. | Hammock Slinging. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1912. | 1912. | |||
28th J anuary | 26th January | 1 | A. R. F. | 19 |
29th February | 27th February | 7 | W. S. H. | 121 |
4th March | 1st March | 9 | L. S. T. | 151 |
20th March | 10th March | 1 | J. V. F. | 3 |
27th March | 25th March | 11 | C. A. W. | 183 |
15th April | 12th April | 8 | C. F. | 124 |
25th April | 22nd April | 3 | H. B. | 47 |
10th May | 8th May | 7 | P. W. | 129 |
29th May | 26th May | 4 | J. S. L. | 58 |
5th June | 3rd June | 3 | E. G. C. | 39 |
11th June | 8th June | 14 | L. H. | 204 |
19th June | 18th June | 1 | F. B. | 15 |
27th June | 23rd June | 15 | A. W. | 235 |
22nd July | 18th July | 2 | E. A. | 6 |
16th August | 14th August | 14 | J. W. | 224 |
16th August | 25th August | 14 | R. W. | 198 |
28th August | 28th August | 3 | T. G. L. | 57 |
2nd September | 1st September | 10 | W. P. | 148 |
6th September | 4th September | 14 | S. N. | 212 |
22nd September | 19 th September | 1 | A. C. | 13 |
24th September | 22nd September | 13 | A. Y. | 205 |
14th October | 12th October | New boys | W. R. H. | 115 |
19th October | 17th October | 7 | T. R. | 99 |
22nd October | 20th October | New boys | H. J. E. | 79 |
26th October | 25th October | 6 | W. F. G. | 90 |
5th November | 3rd November | 16 | L. J. T. | 226 |
1st December | 29th November | New boys | F. W. L. | 106 |