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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Measles—
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. | Brought forward | 58 | ||
| Aug. 29 | ss. "Persic" of Liverpool, 110,620. | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Southampton. |
| „ 31 | Training Ship "Exmouth" lying off | Grays | 7 | Removed to Eastern (M.A.B.) Hospital. |
| Sept. 2 | 1 | |||
| „ 11 | 1 | „ „ | ||
| „ 19 | „ „ | 1 | „ „ | |
| „ 13 | ss. "Orcades" of London, 143,122. | Brisbane | 6 | Treated on board. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Jervis Bay" of Sydney, 150,187. | „ | 1 | |
| „ 21 | Training Ship "Exmouth" lying off | Grays | 1 | Removed to Eastern (M.A.B.) Hospital. |
| „ 25 | 1 | „ | ||
| Nov. 9 | ss. "Osterley" of Glasgow, 128,287. | Sydney | 4 | Convalescent on arrival. |
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GERMAN MEASLES.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. Mar. 31 | ss. " Boyne " of London, 129,121 | Calcutta | l | Landed at Madras. |
| May 22 | ss. " Orvieto " of Belfast, 129,628. | Brisbane | 10 | 2 landed at Toulon. 2 landed at Plymouth. 6 landed at Tilbury. |
| June 21 | ss. " Tainui " of Southampton, 124,507. | Wellington | I | Landed at Southampton. |
| Aug. 10 | ss. " Beltana " of Greenock, 131,853. | Sydney | l | Treated on board. |
| „ 20 | ss. " Balranald " of Greenock, 145,597. | 2 | Landed at Durban. | |
| „ 25 | ss. " Australia " of London, 136,740. | Karachi | 1 | Landed at Aden. |
| Oct. 27 | ss. " Moldavia " | Sydney | -> | Landed at Colombo. |
| Nov. 24 | ss. " Naldera " of Greenock, 142,257. | " | 1 | Treated on board. |
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TABLE XIII.—Chicken pox.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. Jan. 1 | ss. "City of Nagpur" of Glasgow | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Suez. |
| Feb. 1 | ss. "Maidan" of Liverpool, 131,421. | l | Treated on board. | |
| Mar. 5 | ss. "Kaisar-I-Hind" of Greenock, 125,653. | Bombay | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Balranald" of Greenock, 145,597. | Sydney | 3 | Proceeded home. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Delta" of Belfast, 120,709 | Shanghai | 1 | Treated on board. |
| April 18 | ss. "Marglen" | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Southampton. |
| „ 28 | ss. "Malwa" of Greenock, 127,543. | „ | 1 | Treated on board. |
| May 7 | ss. "Guildford Castle" of London, 132,611. | Mombasa | 1 | Landed at Algoa Bay. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Jervis Bay" of Sydney | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Suevic" of Liverpool, 113,456. | „ | 3 | Landed at Southampton. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Andania" of Liverpool | Montreal | 1 | Treated on board. |
| June 15 | ss. "China" of Belfast, 104,467 | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. |
| July 23 | ss. "Dunluce Castle" of London, 118,490. | Beira | 1 | Treated on board. |
| Nov. 9 | ss. "Mantua" of Greenock, 127,544. | Kobe | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. |
| „ 17 | ss. "Baradine" of Belfast, 145,419 | Sydney | 3 | Well on arrival. |
| Dec. 23 | ss. "Nevasa" of Glasgow, 133,102 | Calcutta | 2 | Landed at Calcutta. |
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