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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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passengers have therefore been detained on the vessel by the Medical Officer
at Gravesend.
The Authorities of the Jewish Shelter, Leman Street, E., have agreed to
become responsible for conveying these passengers to their Shelter, and to
personally conduct them to the address to which they desire to go.
A list of the names and addresses of all such persons leaving the Shelter
has been furnished to me in accordance with this arrangement.
So far, no case of actual or suspected Cholera has arrived in the Port of
London.
TABLE VI. (Cholera.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | Number of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908. March 23 | s.s. "Logician," of Liverpool, 102,160 | Calcutta | 4 | Three died, and bodies buried at sea. One recovered before arrival in London. |
| May 22 | s.s. " Merton Hall," of Liverpool, 96,342. | Coconada | 1 | Died, and body buried at sea. |
| Total | 5 |
YELLOW FEVER.
Yellow Fever has been prevalent during the past year in various places in
South America, Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador, the West Indies, Martinique,
Cuba, Barbados, Trinidad, and St. Vincent. This disease was brought from
Martinique to the French port of St. Nazaire—eleven cases and six deaths
having occurred. In March an English vessel arrived in the Thames having
had two cases on board during the voyage.
The s.s. "Saba," of London, 105,713, from the West Indies, arrived at
Gravesend on the 8th March.
The vessel was lying at Demerara from the 25th to the 30th January, 1908,
and was at Trinidad on the 31st January to the 6th February, and Grenada
from the 6th to the 11th February.
On the 2nd February, a fireman was taken ill with fever, and on the 6th he
was diagnosed as suffering from Yellow Fever. He was removed to
hospital, and subsequently recovered.
Another fireman ailed on the 2nd February, and was also diagnosed as
suffering from Yellow Fever.