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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
Port of London 1912
Report for the year ended 31st December 1912 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912. April 12 | s.s. "Anchoria," of Glasgow, 129,598- | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 17 | s.s." Carmarthenshire,"of Southampton, 98,863. | Yokohama | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Colombo. |
| „ 17 | s.s. "Highland Piper," of London, 132,559. | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 19 | s.s. "Aldersgate," of London, 123,695 | Bahia Blanca - | 3 | One removed to hospital at Bahia Blanca. Two died and bodies buried at sea. |
| 23 | s.s. "Tasmanic," of Gothenburg | Adelaide | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Port Said. |
| May 3 | s.s. "Georgic," of Liverpool, 105,326 - | Sydney | 2 | Removed to Hospital at Durban. |
| „ 10 | s.s. '' Mantua," of Greenock, 127,544 - | Bombay | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| June 2 | s.s. " Montreal," of Liverpool, 113,373 | Montreal | 1 | Ditto. |
| 2 | s.s. " Athenic," of Liverpool, 115,239 - | Wellington | 1 | Ditto. |
| 7 | s.s. "Eastry," of West Hartlepool, 98,526. | Alexandria | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Alexandria. |
| 16 | s.s. "Malwa," of Glasgow," 127,543 | Sydney - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 25 | s.s. "Slawentzitz," of Hamburg " | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Ditto. |
| 26 | s.s. "Vectis," of Greenock, 81,820 | Norway - | 1 | Ditto. |
| 28 | s.s. " Mount Temple," of Liverpool, 113,496. | Montreal | 1 | Ditto. |
| July 4 | s.s. "Orama," of Glasgow, 132,989 | Brisbane | 1 | Developed the disease after leaving vessel. |
| 9 | s.s. "Rimutaka," of Plymouth, 111,355 | Auckland | 1 | Died, and body buried at sea. |
| 15 | s.s. "Katherine Park," of Glasgow, 115,780. | Bahia Blanca - | 2 | Removed to Hospital at Bahia Blanca. |
| 23 | s.s." Wiltshire," of Brisbane, 132,675 | Brisbane | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Aug. 8 | s.s. " Corinthian," of Glasgow, 111,257 | Montreal | 1 | Ditto. |
| 14 | s.s. "Ascania," of Liverpool, 131,342 | Ditto | 1 | Ditto, |
| 26 | s.s. " Mantua," of Greenock, 127,544 - | St. Petersburg | 1 | Ditto. |
| Sept. 1 | s.s. ''Umvolosi," of London, 115,857 - | Bombay | 1 | /Ditto. |
| 13 | s.s. " Vesuvio," of London, 79,155 | Naples - | 1 | Ditto. |
| 25 | s.s. " King John," of Stockton, 124,272 | Karachi | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Malta. |
| 26 | s.s. ''Bagdale," of Whitby, 118,853 - | Cyprus - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Oct. 16 | s.s. " Minnewaska," of Belfast, 124,674 | New York | 1 | Removed to Hospital at New York. |
| 26 | s.s. "Egypt," of Greenock, 105,581 - | Bombay | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Marseilles. |