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Port of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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children on the tender might have been infected, and would develop the
disease in the course of the voyage of the steamer.
The child was very seriously ill, and was landed at Denton Hospital, where
she died from inflammation of the kidneys, a complication of Scarlet Fever.
TABLE XII. (Scarlet Fever.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | Number of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908. | ||||
| Jan. 18 | Central Hotel, Royal Albert Dock | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital of Metropolitan Asylums Board. |
| „ 20 | Training Ship "Arethusa," lying off Greenhithe. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Bow Arrow, Dartford. |
| „ 30 | s.s. "Gascon," of Southampton, 106,907. | East London. | 3 | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| Feb. 7 | s.s. "Rose," of London, 112,843 | Employed on the River at Gravesend | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 23 | s.s. "Oruba," of Liverpool, 96,310 | Brisbane | 1 | Ditto. |
| March 1 | s.s. "Victoria," of Greenock, 93,192 | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Port Said. |
| April 6 | Training Ship "Worcester," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. |
| 6 | s.s. "Papanui," of Plymouth, 108,562 | Lyttelton | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| May 28 | s.s. "Dover Castle," of London, 118,409. | Delagoa Bay | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| „ 11 | s.s. "Avondale Castle," of London, 108,160. | Cape Town | 1 | Ditto. |
| July 1 | s.s. "German," of Southampton, 109,290. | East London. | 5 | Ditto. |
| Sept. 16 | Training Ship "Arethusa," lying off Greenhithe. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Bow Arrow, Dartford. |
| Oct. 19 | s.s. "Tempo," of Newcastle, 83,910 - | River Tyne | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| 27 | Training Ship "Arethusa," lying off Greenhithe. | - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Bow Arrow, Dartford. |
| Dec. 25 | s.s. "Narrung," of London, 105,873 | Sydney | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Total | 23 | |||