Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Pneumonia—
Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
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1923 | Brought forward 20 | ||||
June | 15 | H.M.S. "President" | - | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
,, | 23 | ss. "Bendigo" of Greenock | Sydney | 1 | Died on board. |
July | 21 | ss. "Esperance Bay" of Fremantle, 140,148. | Brisbane | 3 | Landed at Tilbury. |
Sept. | 5 | ss. "City of Adelaide" of Liverpool, 143,683. | - | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
,, | 7 | ss. "Morea" of Glasgow, 128,235 | Bombay | 1 | Treated on board. |
,, | 17 | ss. "Khiva" of Liverpool, 135,533. | Yokohama | 1 | Died on board. |
,, | 21 | Training Ship "Warspite" lying off Greenhithe | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital—On Shore. | |
,, | 24 | ss. "City of Paris" of Glasgow, 146,256. | Montreal | 1 | Treated on board. |
Oct. | 9 | ss. "Cartagena" of Hamburg | Genoa | 1 | Landed at Barcelona. |
,, | 17 | ss. "Norman" of Southampton, 104,042. | Mombasa | 1 | Treated on board. |
Nov. | 17 | ss. "Grane" (Norway) | Mazazan | 1 | Went to a Hospital in London. |
,, | 20 | ss. "Clan Murdoch" of Glasgow, 141,911. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Cochin. |
,, | 21 | ss. "Robert Scrafton" of Malmo | - | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
Dec. | 4 | ss. "Merkara" of Glasgow, 136,332. | Calcutta | 1 | Went to St. Thomas's Hospital. |
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TABLE XVIII.—I nfluenza.
Date. 1923. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
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April | 11 | ss. "Specialist" of London, 140,310. | Beira | 5 | Treated on board. |
May | 21 | ss. "Wangaratta" of Glasgow, 141,910. | Avonmouth | 3 | |
June | 1 | ss. "Hector" of Liverpool 102,191. | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Gravesend. |
23 | ss. "Bendigo" of Greenock | Sydney | 34 | Treated on board. | |
,, | 28 | ss. "Antares" of Hamburg | Bahia Blanca | 3 | Landed at Pernambuco. |
July | 23 | ss. "Frankenfels" of London, 139,041. | Busrah | 1 | Died on board. |
Aug. | 5 | ss. "Hororata" of Plymouth, 132,757. | Sydney | 4 | Treated on board. |
10 | ss. "Beltana" of Greenock, 131,853. | 3 | Landed at Durban. | ||
20 | ss. "Balranald" of Greenock, 145,597. | 6 | Treated on board. | ||
Sept. | 17 | ss. "Khiva" of Liverpool, 135,533. | Yokohama | 6 | |
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TABLE XIX.—D ysentery.
Date. 1923. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
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Feb. | 7 | ss. "Eurydamas" of Liverpool, 115,214. | Macassar | l | Landed at Batavia. |
April | 12 | ss. "Englestan" | Hong Kong | l | Treated at Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
May | 15 | ss. "Nore" of Greenock, 123,531. | Calcutta | l | To consult a specialist in London. |
17 | ss. "Silverash" | Cuba | l | Landed at Philadelphia. | |
June | 15 | ss. "China" of Belfast, 104,467 | Bombay | l | Landed at Port Said. |
25 | ss. "Warwickshire" of Liverpool, 115,258. | Rangoon | l | Treated on board. | |
July | 9 | ss. "Clan Macindoe" of Glasgow, 144,233. | Calcutta | l | Landed at Bimlipatam. |
10 | ss. "Trevalgan" of St. Ives, 133,211. | Basra | 2 | Landed at Basra. | |
Carried forward 9 |