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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
Port of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE X. (Scarlet Fever.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | N umber of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907. | ||||
| Jan. 21 | "Warspite" Training Ship, lying off Greenhithe. | - | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore at Greenhithe. |
| Feb. 6 | s.s. "Somali," of Greenock, 114,046 | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| March 22 | "Arethusa" Training Ship, lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| ,, 30 | "Cornwall" Training Ship, lying off Purfleet. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Wen nington. |
| April 25 | Ditto | - | 2 | Isolated in ship's lodge on shore. |
| May 11 | Barque " Thiers," of Nantes | St. Nazaire | 3 | Removed to Hospital at St. Nazaire. |
| June 7 | " Arethusa " Training Ship, lying off Greenhithe. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Dartford. |
| ,, 17 | Ditto. | - | 2 | Ditto. |
| August 8 | Barge " Valdora," of London, 118,442 | Yarmouth- | 1 | Removed to Hospital of Metropolitan Asylums Board. |
| ,, 14 | s.s. "Galeka," of Southampton, 110,265. | East London. | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Sept. 5 | s.s. " St. John City," of West Hartlepool, 98,645. | Newport News. | 1 | Removed to Hospital at West Ham. |
| ,, 11 | " Cornwall " Training Ship, lying off Purfleet. | - | 3 | Removed to Hospital at Wen-nington. |
| ,, 14 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Ditto. |
| ,, 18 | Watch Barge "Seagull" | Moored off East Greenwich | Patient went to his home at Grays. | |
| ,, 14 | "Cornwall" Training Ship, lying off Purfleet. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Wen-nington. |
| ,, 16 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Ditto. |
| ,, 19 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Ditto. |
| ,, 21 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Ditto. |
| ,, 27 | Ditto. | - | 2 | Ditto. |
| Oct. 12 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Ditto. |
| ,, 15 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Ditto. |
| Sept. 24 | "Arethusa" Training Ship, lying off Greenhithe. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Bow Arrow, Dartford. |
| ,, 30 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Ditto. |
| Oct. 1 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Ditto |
| ,, 6 | Ditto. | - | 2 | Ditto. |
| ,, 8 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. |
| ,, 20 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Ditto. |
| Sept. 24 | s.s. "Newark Castle," of London, 115,806. | Mauritius | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Cape Town. |
| ,, 30 | s.s. "Wakool," of London, 109,996 - | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Nov. 7 | "Cornwall" Training Ship, lying off Purfleet. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Wen-nington. |
| ,, 25 | "Arethusa" Training Ship, lying off Greenhithe. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Dartford. |
| Dec. 2 | Ditto. | -• | 1 | Removed to Hospital of Metropolitan Asylums Board. |
| „ 17 | Ditto. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Dartford. |
| ,,19 | Ditto. | - | 2 | Ditto. |
| ,, 30 | "Cornwall" Training Ship, lying off Purfleet. | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Wen-nington. | |
| Total - | 44 |