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the Port Sanitary Authority with a view to obtaining the reception of any
such cases into their hospital, and a contact camp was established at Tilbury,
and an arrangement was made with the War Office Authorities for the reception
of any cases of Plague occurring in the camp.
The disinfecting apparatus has done good service during the year, and
has been recently examined, and found in good order.
TRAINING SHIPS.
The health of the boys on the training ships has been good. No serious
epidemic has to be recorded.
There have been a few cases of Diphtheria on the training ship " Warspite."
This vessel, it will be within the recollection of your Worshipful Committee, was
removed from Charlton to Greenhithe, owing to repeated occurrences of this
disease on board.
The cases recorded this year have been very mild in character, and might
not have attracted attention but for the vigilance of the Medical Officer to the
ship. Owing to his prompt action in isolating the patients in the ship's
hospital on shore, the disease has been kept in hand. Taking into consideration
the number of boys on board, and also the persistence of the infection,
even for months after the patient has apparently quite recovered, I have
conferred with the Medical Officer, Dr. Lambert, and suggested that any
boy proved bacteriologically to have Diphtheria shall not return to the ship.