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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. | 1902. | 1902. | |||||
| July 22 | s.s. Grange | Grangemouth, 90,908 | Grangemouth, 20th July | Small-pox | - - | London | Patient removed from vessel at Cupar-Fife. |
| „ 24 | Arethusa Trainin | g Ship, Green | hithe | Scarlet Fever Diphtheria | 22nd July 20th „ | Greenhithe | Patient isolated in ship's hospital on shore. |
| „ 25 | s.s. Aurora | Dundee, 75,184 | Oran, 16th July | Small-pox | 24th „ | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, with bedding and effects. |
| „ 25 | Stella del Mare | Genoa | Freemantle, 23rd Feb. | Adenitis | 25th June | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital for observation. |
| „ 25 | s.s. Cabral | London, 104,816 | Sulina, 5th July | Continued Fever | 17th July | Sulina | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with effects. |
| „ 27 | s.s. Gaika | London, 106,908 | Cape Town, 5th July | Enteric Fever | (?) | South Africa | Four military patients landed at Southampton. All bedding and effects removed to Port Sanitary Hospital for disinfection. |
| „ 27 | s.s. Umtata | London, 110,001 | Port Natal, 28th June | Do. | 20th July | Do. | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. |
| „ 30 | s.s. Wakasa Maru | Tokio | Yokohama, 1st June | Do. | 12th ,, | (?) Colombo | Ditto. |
| Aug. 2 „ 6 „ 8 „ 18 „ 27 | Warspite Trainin Do. Do. Do. Do. | g Ship, Green do. do. do. do. | hithe | Diphtheria (8 cases) Do. Do. Do. Do. | lstAug.(l) 5th „ (2) 6th „ (2) 11th „ (1) 19th „ (1) 20th „ (1) | (?) Previous case Do. Do. Do. Do. | Removed to ship's hospital at Charlton with effects. Disinfection of vessel by ship's medical officer. |
| „ 2 | s.s. German | Southampton. 109,290 | Durban, 5th July | Enteric Fever | 16th July | South Africa | One military patient landed at Netley, 31st July. Bedding and effects removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 4 | s.s. James Joicey | London, 47,370 | Bo'ness, 2nd Aug. | Measles | 2nd Aug. | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. |