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Port of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE IX. (S mall -pox.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel. Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907. | ||||
| Jan. 17 | s.s. "Luristan," of Swansea, 124,353. | Marseilles | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Gibraltar. |
| 28 | s.s. "Mazagon," of Glasgow, 104,541. | Kobe - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Cebu. |
| Feb. IB | s.s. " Adansi," of Liverpool, 113,485. | Maceio | 3 | One removed to Hospital at Liverpool ; two to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 20 | s.s. "Tactician." of Liverpool, 113,398. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| March 4 | s.s. "Rohilla," of Glasgow, 124,149. | Do. | 2 | Removed to Hospital at Madras. |
| 16 | s.s. "Clan Ranald," of Glasgow, 111,290. | Do. | 2 | One removed to Hospital at Perim, and one to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 20 | s.s. "Pomeranian," of Glasgow, 85,193. | Halifax, N.S. | 3 | Two removed to Hospital at Halifax, and one to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 26 | s.s. " Southville," of N. Shields, 117,963. | Odessa | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| April 5 | s.s. " Collegian," of Liverpool, 110,534. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Suez. |
| 10 | s.s. " Persia," of Glasgow, 87,701. | Do. | 1 | Ditto. |
| 15 | s.s. " Jelunga," of Glasgow, 98,596. | Do. | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Colombo. |
| May 9 | s.s. " Sunda," of Greenock, 102,399. | Do. | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Suez. |
| 10 | s.s. "Sbadwell," of Sunderland, 114,669. | Do. | 4 | One removed to Hospital at Colombo, two at Dunkirk, and one at Middlesbrough. |
| July 22 | s.s. " Henri Gerlinger," of Anvers. | Tarragona | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Aug. 10 | s.s. " Batavia III.," of Rotterdam. | Rotterdam - | 1 | Removed to Poplar Hospital. |
| Sept. 1 | s.s. " Macedonia," of Belfast, 116,012, | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Marseilles. |
| Dec. 15 | s.s. " Egypt," of Greenock, 105,581. | Bombay | 1 | Died, and body buried at sea. |
| Total | 27 |
SCARLET FEVER.
Of the total number of cases, 34 will be seen to have occurred on the
Training Ships "Arethusa" and "Cornwall." As might be expected,
Scarlet Fever, once it breaks out in institutions of this kind where the inmates
are all of susceptible age, there is a difficulty in at once checking the epidemic.
The French barque "Thiers," of Nantes, arrived at Gravesend on the 11th
May from St. Nazaire, in which port it had been lying for about six months.
A case of Scarlet Fever was removed to hospital at St. Nazaire on the 3rd
May, a second case was removed on the 4th, and a third case on the 6th of
that month. The vessel was thoroughly disinfected before leaving the port.
During the stay of the vessel in the Port of London it was kept under daily
observation, and no further cases occurred.