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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
City of London 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Paratyphoid)—continued.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 23 | |||
| Nov. 14 | ss. " Mackinaw," of Liverpool, 97,837. | New York | 1 | Admitted to West Ham Hospital. |
| „ 26 | Motor Vessel " Sionia " | Bangkok | 1 | Landed at Suez. |
| „ 29 | ss. " Dunluce Castle," of London, 118,490. | Mauritius | 1 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Dec. 11 | ss. " Suevic," of Liverpool, 113,456. | Brisbane | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 14 | ss. " Gaika," of Southampton, 106,908. | Mombasa | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 14 | ss. " Ormonde," of Glasgow, 141,866. | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Suez. |
| Total | 29 |
ss. " Mackinaw "—Enteric Fever.—On November 2nd, the ss. " Mackinaw "
arrived from Norfolk. The master answered the questions put at Gravesend, to
the effect that there was no illness to report.
After arrival of the vessel in dock, one of the crew went home and was removed
thence to West Ham Hospital, where he was diagnosed as suffering from enteric
fever. The master explained that he thought the patient was suffering only from
a cold or chill on arrival and so did not report.
I have recommended to your Worshipful Committee that the papers in the case
be submitted to Mr. Solicitor with a view to such action as he may deem advisable.
In due course a prosecution was undertaken which resulted in a fine of £10 being
imposed.
TABLE X.—M easles.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922. Feb. 9 | ss. " Berrima," of Greenock, 135,332. | Outward Bound | 1 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Mar. 28 | Ketch " Johanna " | Ditto | l | Treated on board. |
| Apl. 12 | ss. " Haruna Maru," of Tokio. | Kobe | 3 | Landed at Port Said. |
| May 4 | ss. " City of Simla," of Glasgow, 146,273. | Penang | 5 | 3 treated on board. 2 to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 8 | ss. " Devanha," of Greenock, 117,400. | Kobe | 6 | Treated on board. |
| „ 8 | ss. " City of York," of Glasgow, 119,100. | Calcutta | 1 | Ditto. |
| July 23 | ss. " Moreton Bay," of Brisbane, 130,169. | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Fremantle. |
| Aug. 30 | ss. " Batavier IV." (Dutch). | Rotterdam | 1 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Oct. 11 | ss. " Demosthenes," of Aberdeen, 129,362. | Outward Bound | 1 | Ditto. |
| Total | 20 |
TABLE XI.—T yphus Fever.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922. Oct. 8 | ss. "Vigo," of Hull, 121,056 | Novorrossisk | l | Landed at Kavak. |
TYPHUS FEVER.
ss. " Vigo " arrived at Novorrossisk on the 8th October. A distressed British
seaman was put on board at Constantinople, convalescent, and stated that he was
in hospital at Kavak with Typhus fever which he contracted at Poti, South Russia,
on the 17th July. Patient now well and free from infection ; has been out of hospital
since August 28th. The history of the case suggested typhoid fever as the
more probable diagnosis.