London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
Venereal Diseases—
| Date. | Vessel. | Case (nature of). | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. | Brought forward 163 | |||||
| Aug. | 10 | "Matatua" | Syphilis | l | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. | ||
| „ | 11 | "Malda" | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto. | Ditto. |
| „ | 11 | "Dorsetshire" | Ditto | l | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ | 13 | "Churruca" | Gonorrhœa | l | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ | 19 | "Portofino" | Gonorrhœa | l | Crew | Landed Valencia. |
| „ | 20 | "Balranald" | Syphilis | l | D.B.S. | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | 23 | "Troilus" | Ditto | l | Crew | Ditto. |
| Gonorrhœa | l | Ditto | Ditto. | |||
| Sept. | 1 | "Devanha" | Ditto | l | Ditto | Landed Colombo. |
| Syphilis | l | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |||
| „ | 5 | "Eurymachus" | Ditto | l | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ | 7 | "Morea" | Ditto | l | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ | 9 | "Goslar" | Ditto | l | Ditto | Remains on board. |
| „ | 13 | "Orcades" | Gonorrhœa | 2 | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | 13 | "Tydens" | Syphilis | 2 | Ditto | To Liverpool Clinic. |
| „ | 14 | "Karimata" | Gonorrhœa | 3 | Ditto | Landed en route. |
| „ | 15 | "St. Stephan" | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | To R.A. Dock Hospital. |
| „ | 16 | "Scientist" | Buboes | 3 | Ditto | To Liverpool Clinic. |
| „ | 17 | "Khiva" | Syphilis | 2 | Ditto | 1 landed Colombo. |
| 1 to Gravesend Hospital. | ||||||
| „ | 17 | "Clan Macwilliam" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Landed Madras. |
| „ | 18 | "Eendijk" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Alien | Refused leave to land. |
| „ | 27 | "Gleniffer" | Soft Chancre | 3 | Chinese | To Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ | 29 | "Esperia" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Passenger | To Woolwich Military Hospital. |
| „ | 29 | "Warwickshire" | Orchitis | 1 | Crew | To Hospital in Liverpool. |
| „ | 29 | "Esperia" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Fireman | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Oct. | 2 | "Plutarch" | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ | 6 | "Grantully Castle" | Soft Chancre | 1 | Crew | Landed Cape Town. |
| „ | 9 | "Cartagena" | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | Landed Barcelona. |
| „ | 10 | "Gotenhof" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Fireman | To be treated in Germany. |
| „ | 10 | "Delia" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | 11 | "Thurso" | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | To go to a Hospital in Hull. |
| » | 12 | "Princesa" | Ditto | 1 | Crew | To Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ | 13 | "Berrima" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ | 15 | "Lesreaulx" | Soft Sore and Buboes | 1 | Fireman | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | 20 | "Norefjord" | Soft Sore (cured) | 1 | Ditto | Cured at Havre. |
| „ | 20 | "Lycaon" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Crew | Landed Shanghai. |
| „ | 22 | "City of Sparta" | Venereal Bubo | 1 | Native | To Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ | 23 | "Manchester City" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Fireman | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | 23 | "Jyrrherria" | Ditto | 1 | Crew | Ditto. |
| „ | 27 | "Venetian" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | A.B. | To London Hospital. |
| „ | 29 | "Dongola" | Chancroid | 1 | Crew | Landed Colombo. |
| Nov. | 2 | "Commodore" | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ | 4 | "Marquesa" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Ditto | Landed Buenos Aires. |
| „ | 11 | "Angelo Scarcellini" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ | 14 | "Nankin" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ | 14 | "Vard" | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | To return to country of origin. |
| „ | 17 | "Astrakan" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ | 18 | "Dunluce Castle" | Syphilis and Bubo | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ | 18 | "Siris" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. | |||
| „ | 19 | "Boeton" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Returning to Amsterdam. |
| „ | 20 | "Clan Murdoch" | Ditto | 1 | Boy | Tilbury Hospital. |
| Carried forward 224 | ||||||