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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX II.—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from and Date. | Disease. | Date of Attack. | Probable source of Infection. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902. Jan. 18 | s.s. Rhein | Stettin, German | 1901. Stettin, 21st Dec. | Diphtheria | 1902. 10th Jan. | (?) | Removed from Branch Seamen's Hospital to hospital of Metropolitan Asylums Board. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 21 | Avanti | Christiania, Norwegian | Copenhagen, 31st Oct. | Enteric Fever | 11th „ | London | Inmate of Seamen's Hospital. Effects removed to Port Sanitary Hospital for disinfection. Vessel disinfected. |
| „ 29 | s.s. Newington | Leith, 87,259 | Ardrossan, 26th Dec. 1902. | Small-pox | 26th „ | London | Removed to Hospitni of Metropolitan Asylums Board. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 30 | s.s. Minneapolis | Belfast, 110,515 | New York, 13th Jan. | Not Smallpox. | 29th „ | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with effects. Vessel disinfected. |
| „ 31 | Arethusa Training | Ship, lying off | Greenhithe | Enteric Fever | 14th „ | (?) Previous case | Inmate of Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. Infected quarters disinfected. |
| Feb. 3 | Roache Barge | Maldon, 58,304 | Battlesbridge, 21st Jan. | Small-pox | 24th „ | London | Patient left the barge feeling ill on 24th January, 1902, and went home to Bradwell - on - Sea. He was removed to hospital tent at Bradwell-on-Sea on 30th January, 1902. Barge and effects disinfected. |
| „ 10 | Shaftesbury Traini | ng Ship, lying | off Grays | Scarlet Fever (2 cases) | 17th „ 6th Feb. | Previous case | Removed to Tottenham Hospital. Infected quarters disinfected. |
| „ 11 | Harlow Steam Tug | London, 108,512 | Plying on River Thames | Small-pox | 6th „ | London | Patient removed from his home by the West Ham Borough Council to the Dagenham Fever Hospital. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 11 | S.S. Herakles | Helsingfors, Russian Finn | Tanis, 27th Jan. 1901. | Do. | 4th „ | Sfax??? | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with effects. Vessel disinfected. |
| „ 14 | s.s. Wakasa Maru | Tokio, Japanese | Yokohama, 14th Dec. | Enteric Fever | 4th „ | Colombo | Ditto. |
| „ 17 | s.s. Ulunda | W. Hartlepool, 90,491 | 1902. Halifax, 31st Jan. | Small-pox | 31st Jan. | Died, and was buried at sea. Vessel and effects disinfected. | |
| „ 17 | Thomas Pearson Barge | London, 43,963 | (?) | Enteric Fever | (?) | (?) | Inmate of Seamen's Hospital. Barge not traced. |
| „ 17 | Maud Barge | Rochester, 79,872 | (?) | Small-pox | (?) | (?) | Admitted to Hospital at Grays. |