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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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Pulmonary Tuberculosis— continued.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Brought forward | 34 | ||
| Oct. 7 | ss. " Highland Loch," of London, 129,182. | Buenos Aires | 1 | Died on board. |
| „ 7 | ss. " Borda," of Greenock, 135,340. | Sydney | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| „ 8 | ss. " Malwa," of Greenock, 127,543. | Bombay | 1 | Remained on board. |
| „ 16 | ss. " Kaisar-I-Hind," of Greenock, 128,653. | Bombay | 1 | Ditto. |
| Nov. 7 | ss. " Clan Chittagong," of Glasgow, 144,229. | Chittagong | 1 | Landed at Chittagong. |
| „ 12 | ss. " Lahore," of Sunderland, 137,272. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Port Said. |
| „ 26 | ss. " Peshawur," of Glasgow, 141,934. | Brisbane | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| Dec. 8 | ss. " Benalla," of Greenock, 135,322. | Sydney | 2 | Remained on board. |
| „ 26 | ss. " Yard " (Norwegian) | — | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Total | 44 |
TABLE XIV.—Tuberculosis (Other kinds).
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 June 12 | SS. | " Gaika," of Southampton, 106,908. | Cape Town | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| Aug. 28 | SS. | " Ivarmala," of Liverpool, 135,590. | Yokohama | 1 | Ditto. |
| Nov. 20 | SS. | " Kalyan," of Liverpool, 137,449. | Ditto | 1 | Remained on board. |
| Dec. 17 | SS. | " Garth Castle," of London, 129,078. | Beira | 1 | Died. |
| Total | 4 | ||||
It is customary to wash down with Izal solution and fumigate with sulphur
dioxide all quarters which have been in occupation by a case of this subtly infectious
disease.
TABLE XV.—Malaria.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922. | ||||
| Jan. 10 | ss. " Chama," of London, 120,508. | Dakar | 8 | Treated on board. |
| „ 16 | ss. " Melville " | Baratu | 1 | Died on board. |
| Feb. 7 | ss. " Mashobra," of Glasgow, 144,222. | Bombay | 1 | Admitted to Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| Mar. 1 | ss. " Durham Castle," of London, 118,387. | Mauritius | 3 | 1 to Endsleigh Gardens. 1 to Royal Albert Dock Hospital. 1 on board |
| „ 8 | ss. " Scotia " | Pt. Harcourt | 8 | Treated on board. |
| „ 9 | ss. " Egypt," of Greenock, 105,581 | Outward Bound | 1 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 17 | ss. " Morea," of Glasgow, 128,235 | Bombay | 1 | Ditto. |
| Apl. 21 | ss. " Chepstow Castle," of London, 135,294. | — | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 29 | ss. " Loughborough," of Hull, 121,240. | Mauritius | 2 | Died on board. |
| May 8 | ss. " City of York," of Glasgow, 119,100. | Calcutta | 1 | Treated on board. |
| „ 10 June 9 | ss. " Inkula," of Liverpool, 109,335. | Buenos Aires | 1 | Ditto. |
| ss. " Kaisar-I-Hind," of Greenock, 128,653. | Bombay | 2 | Ditto. | |
| Carried forward | 30 |