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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XII.
(Enteric Fever.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. | ||||
| January 7 | s.s. "Goorkha," of Glasgow. 85,932. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 7 | s.s. "City of Dundee," of Glasgow. 97,668. | Odessa | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Smyrna. |
| 12 | "Cornwall" (Training Ship), lying off Purfleet. | — | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. |
| 15 | Ditto | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 20 | s.s "Guelpli," of Southampton. 104.040. | Algoa Bay | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| 27 | s.s. "Oruba," of Liverpool. 96,310. | Brisbane | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Port Said. |
| 29 | s.s. "Beltor," of London. 104,828. | River Plate | 1 | Died, and buried at sea. |
| 31 | "Cornwall" (Training Ship), lying off Purfleet. | — | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. | |
| February 2 | s.s. "City of Benares," of Glasgow. 114,004. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Malta. |
| 2 | s.s. "Odd," of Haugesund | Gijon | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 10 | "Cornwall" (Training Ship), lying off Purfleet. | 6 | Five removed to Romford Hospital, one to Wennington. | |
| 13 | Ditto | - | 2 | Removed to Wennington Hospital. |
| 14 | s.s. "Batoum," of London. 102,786. | Philadelphia | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital. |
| 14 | "Cornwall" (Training Ship), lying off Purfleet. | — | 2 | Removed to Wennington Hospital. |
| 19 | Ditto | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| 21 | Ditto | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| 26 | s.s. "Gascon," of London. 106,907. | Cape Town | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| March 12 | "Cornwall" (Training Ship), lying off Purfleet. | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Wennington. | |
| 24 | s.s. "Iyo Maru," of Tokio, 7,577. | Yokohama | 1 | Removed ,to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| April 4 | s.s. "Merton Hall," of Liverpool. 92,342. | Bombay | 1 | Ditto. |
| 6 | s.s. "Arabia," of Greenock. 105,587. | Tilbury Dock, outward bound. | 1 | Ditto. |
| 6 | s.s. "Narva," of Hull. 88,157. | Reval and Libau | 1 | Ditto. |
| 27 | s.s. "Nubia," of Greenock. 102,394. | Yokohama | 1 | Ditto. |
| May 2 | s.s. "Cornwall," of London. 105,897. | Adelaide | 1 | Ditto. . |
| 2 | s.s. "Achilles," of Liverpool. 113,405. | Yokohama | 1 | Convalescent on arrival in London. |
| 10 | s.s. "Nineveh," of Aberdeen. 104,505. | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Cape Town, |
| 14 | s.s. "Roman," of Liverpool. 91,164. | New Orleans | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 28 | s.s. "Kent," of London. 110,127. | Buenos Ayres | 2 | One removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, one died and buried at sea. |
| 29 | s.s. "Peninsula," of London. 68,961. | Lisbon | 2 | Removed to Hospital at Gibraltar. |
| 29 | s.s. "Marathon," of Aberdeen. 118,184. | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Cape Town. |
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