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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 H.—
| Date | Name of "Vessel. | Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from and date. | Disease. | Date of Attack. | Probable source of Infection. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902. Mar. 14 | Worcester Trainin | g Ship, lying | off Greenhithe | Chicken-pox | 1902. 3rd Mar. | (?) | Isolated in ship's floating hospital " Egidia." Sick bay disinfected. |
| „ 15 | s.s. Gaika | Southampton, 106,908 | 1902. Algoa, 14th Feb. | Enteric Fever | 28th Feb. | (?) | Removed at Southampton. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 17 | Giralda Barge | London, 108,210 | Maidstone, 15th Mar. | Small-pox | 14th Mar. | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 17 | s.s. Barrow | London, 99,069 | Plying between London and Barrow Deeps | Do. | 13th „ | London | Removed to Gravesend Sanatorium. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 17 | Zelandia Steam Tug | London, 85,094 | Gravesend, 15th Mar. | Do. | 14 th „ | Do. | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 17 | Providence Barge | London, 98,979 | Queenboro', 11th Mar. | Do. | (See " | Giralda ") | This case is identical with the one from the barge "Giralda," the patient having been on board both barges. |
| „ 18 | Worcester Trainin | g Ship, lying | off Greenhithe | Measles (4 cases) | 15th Mar. (2 cases) 16th Mar. (2 cases) | Previous case | Isolated in ship's Floating Hospital "Egidia." Sick bay disinfected. |
| „ 20 | s.s. Ituna | London, 77,024 | Newcastle, 18th Mar. | Small-pox | 19th Mar. (2 cases) | ? Metropolitan Asylums Board's Ships in Long Reach. | Removed from Seamen's Hospital to Port Sanitary Hospital. Vessel and effects disinfected. Vaccination offered and accepted in only two cases. |
| „ 20 | s.s. Opal | Dundee, 82,747 | Burriana, 12th Mar. | Do. | 17th Mar. | Valencia | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 20 | Maria Barge | Rochester, 98,801 | Lea Bridge, 18th Mar. | Do. | 18th „ | London | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 21 | s.s. Rainbow | London, 65,647 | Amsterdam, 19th Mar. | Do. | 20th „ | (?) | Ditto. Vaccination offered and accepted in one instance only. |
| „ 21 | Australia Steam Tug | London, 85,095 | Plying on River Thames | Do. | 18th „ | London | Removed to Gravesend Sanatorium. Vessel and effects disinfected, crew refused vaccination. |