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Port of London 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XVII.
(Continued Fever.)
| Date | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907. Jan. 9 - | s.s. "Manora," of Glasgow, 89,908 - | Calcutta - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| March 3 - | s.s. "Georg," of Flensborg - - | Tarragona | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 6 - | s.s. "Whitehall," of West Hartlepool, 106,968. | Pensacola | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 20 - | s.s. "Mendelssohn," of Sunderland, 97,529. | Odessa - | 1 | Ditto. |
| April 14 - | s.s. "Clan Sutherland," of Glasgow, 106,037. | Bimlipatam | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 16 - | s.s. ''Hermiston," of Glasgow, 113,964 | Rosario - | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 27 - | s.s. "Flandria," of Ghent | Guernsey | 1 | Ditto. |
| June 26 - | s.s. "Glenstrae," of London, 120,503 - | Otarn - | 1 | Ditto. |
| Sept. 7 - | s.s. "Swaledale," of Sunderland, 114,644. | Bombay & Australia. | 1 | Removed to Branch Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 12 - | s.s. "China," of Belfast, 104,467 | Shanghai | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Dec. 5 - | s.s. "City of Edinburgh," of Liverpool, 110,539. | Calcutta - | 1 | Ditto. |
| Total - | 11 |
COMPULSORY NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The Order of the Court of Common Council, making Cerebro-Spinal
Meningitis, commonly known as Spotted Fever, a notifiable disease expired
on the 30th September, 1907.
This Order was, by Resolution of the Common Council, extended for a
further period until December 31st, 1908, and Chicken-pox was also made a
notifiable disease until May 31st, 1908.
These Orders were approved by the Local Government Board, and public
notice thereof was duly given in the manner required by the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891.
Port of London Port Sanitary District.
Return of the number of cases of Infectious Disease medically reported to
the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1907, and of deaths from the
diseases notified:—