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City of London 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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ERYSIPELAS.
The total number of cases reported was seven, of which one was treated
in the Port "Sanitary Hospital, and three were inmates of the Seamen's
Hospital at Greenwich.
TABLE XIII.
(Erysipelas.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. Jan. 8 | Dockmaster's House, South West India Dock. | - | 1 | Isolated at own residence. |
| March 4 | s.s. "Orotava," of Liverpool, 106,838. | Madeira. | Removed to Hospital at Gibraltar. | |
| July 16 | s.s. "Ocean," of London, 102,856. | Tyne. | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital at Greenwich. |
| „ 16 | s.s. "Racoon," of London, 60,385. | Gravesend. | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 30 | s.s. "Johannesburg," of London, 104,829. | — | — | Ditto. |
| Oct. 22 | s.s. "Camellia," of N. Shields, 79,208. | W.Hartlepool. | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Dec. 4 | s.s. "Galician," of Southampton, 113,334. | East London. | 1 | Convalescent on arrival in London. |
| Total | 7 |
MEASLES.
♦
Sixty-eight cases of this disease have been notified during the year.
This is a considerable number, and is above the average for the Port.
It will be seen, on reference to the Table, that a large proportion of these
cases are due to an epidemic of this disease on the training ship "Worcester."
where, as is usual when disease breaks out in any places where the inmates
are of a susceptible age, all who have not previously suffered from the disease
are attacked.
Each case as it occurred was promptly isolated in the ship's hospital on shore,
and this probably prevented the epidemic assuming larger proportions.
The total number of cases was 39. Thorough measures of disinfection
were adopted, and as soon as possible the boys were sent away, and the vessel
thoroughly disinfected.