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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. Aug. 5 | s.s. Dunolly Castle | London, 108,163 | Delagoa Bay, 29th June | Enteric Fever (4 cases) | 1902. 8th July (1) 17th „ (1) 29th „ (1) ? (1) | South Africa | Four military patients landed at Southampton. |
| „ 5 | s.s. Malta | Greenock, 102,398 | Cape Town, 11 th July | Continued Fever | 3rd August | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. |
| „ 3 | Arethusa Training | Ship | - - - | Diphtheria | 31st July | (?) | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore, with bedding and effects. Disinfection of vessel by ship's medical officer. |
| „ 12 | Warspite Training | Ship - - | - - - | Erysipelas | 6th August | (?) | Isolated in sick bay on board. Disinfection of vessel by ship's medical officer. |
| „ 14 | s.s. Formosa - | Barrow, 93,427 | Yokohama, 9th June | Enteric Fever | 30th July | (?) | Landed at Port Said with personal effects Bedding and ship's effects removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 15 | s.s. Runic - - | Liverpool, 113,441 | Sydney and Cape Town, | German Measles (1 case), Mumps (1 case) Whooping Cough (3 cases) | (?) | (?) South Africa | Patients convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 15 | s.s. Alnwick Castle | London, 114,784 | Algoa Bay, 15th July | Enteric Fever (2 cases) | 9th August | South Africa | Patient admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, 13th August ; one military patient also landed at Southampton. |
| „ 18 | s.s. Guillemot - | London, 102,869 | Maori, 17th July | Enteric Fever | (?) | (?) | Patient admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, 13th August. |
| „ 18 | William and Charles Barge | Rochester, 81,873 | Queenboro', 12th August | Do. | 9th August | (?) | Patient admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, 15 th August. |
| „ 19 | s.s. Nero - - | Hull, 60,151 | Nord Koping, 13th August | Do. (2 cases) | 18th August (1) 19th „(1) | (?) | Removed to Fort Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. Vessel disinfected. |
| „ 22 | s.s. Clan Chisholm | Glasgow, 106,017 | Madras, 15th July | Continued Fever | 18th „ | Ditto. | |
| „ 26 | s.s. Zara - - | Hull, 106,747 | St. Petersburg, 20th August | Enteric Fever | 16 th „ | St. Petersburg (?) | Ditto, |
| „ 81 | s.s. Kronos | W. Hartlepool, 67,527 | Sunderland, 28th August | Small-pox | (?) | (?) | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, on 30th August. |