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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. June 25 | s.s. Yeoman | Liverpool, 113,490 | 1902. Calcutta, (?) | Plague | 1902. | (?) | Removed to hospital at Suez and vessel disinfected there. |
| „ 28 | s.s. Ibis | Cork, 92,016 | Antwerp, 25th June, | Enteric Fever | 19th June | (?) | Patient treated at own residence. |
| „ 29 | s.s. Himalaya | Greenock, 99,776 | Sydney, 17th May. | Adenitis | 20th „ | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. |
| July 4 | s.s. Machaon | Liverpool, 110,599 | Yokohama, 17th April. | Cholera (17 cases) | 14th May (1) 15th „ (2) 16th „ (4) 17th „ (2) 18th „ (1) 19th „ (2) 21st „ (1) 22nd ,, (2) 23rd „ (2) | Yokohama | Seven buried at Singapore, and ten buried at sea. (See special note under heading of " Cholera.") |
| s.s. City of Perth. | Glasgow, 98,572 | Calcutta, 2nd May. | Pneumonia | 3rd July | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. (See special note under heading of " Plague.") | |
| „ 5 | s.s. Thorsten | Gothenborg, Swedish | Gothenborg, 3rd July. | Diphtheria (2 cases) | Goteborg | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. | |
| „ 5 | Gordon Barge | London, 91,992 | Greenhithe, 3rd July. | Small-pox | 23rd June | London | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. |
| „ 11 | s.s. Galeka | Southampton, 110,265 | Cape Town, 12th June. | Enteric Fever | 4th July | (?) | Inmate of Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 12 | s.s. Clacton Belle. " | London, 98,095 | Yarmouth, 12th July. | Do. | (?) | Ditto. | |
| „ 13 | s.s. Historian | Liverpool, 105,634 | Calcutta, 11th June. | Small-pox | 18th June | Calcutta | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. |
| „ 16 | Sunshine Steam Tug | London, | Plying on River Thames. | Do. | 10th July | (?) | Inmate of Gravesend Sanatorium. |
| „ 16 | s.s. Granada | Liverpool, 55,028 | Valencia, 6th July. | Continued Fever | 10th „ | Cette | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. |
| „ 17 | Cyprian | Sandefjord, Norwegian | Savannah, 4th June. | Enteric Fever (3 cases) | 6th June 11th „ 30th „ | (?) | Inmates of Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 17 | Port Sanitary Hos | pital, at Denton | - - - | Small-pox | 12th July | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. The patient was a workman engaged at the hospital. | |
| „ 18 | s.s. Arno | Copenhagen, Danish | Libau, 12th July. | Do. | (?) | Libau | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. |