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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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MEASLES.
Sixty-one cases of Measles were reported, of which 27 were admitted to Denton
Hospital. This disease is fairly common on homeward bound passenger ships.
Small-pox in an early stage may be mistaken for Measles, so it is important that
every case of Measles should be reported and seen by the Boarding Medical Officer so that
the diagnosis may be confirmed. Where the patients on landing have either nowhere
to go, except an hotel, or might go to a house where children lived, and so would be a
public danger, they are landed at Denton Hospital and kept until free from infection.
TABLE XI. (Measles.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | ||||
| January 3 | s.s. "Sheerness,"of Glasgow, 115,776 | Glasgow | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| February 3 | s.s. "Osterley,"of Glasgow, 128,287 | Brisbane | 1 | Died and body buried at sea. |
| „ 15 | s.s. "Kitano Maru,"of Tokio | Yokohama - | Removed to Hospital at Marseilles. | |
| March 22 | s.s. "City of Karachi,"of Liverpool, 120,846. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| April 20 | s.s. "India,"of Greenock, 105,572 - | Shanghai - | 1 | Removed to Military Hospital in London. |
| May 16 | s.s. "German,"of Southampton, 109,290. | East London | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. | |
| „ 28 | s.s. "Minnewaska,"of Belfast, 124,674. | New York - | 1 | Allowed to proceed to home. |
| June 4 | s.s. "Mongolia,"of Greenock, 117,385. | Auckland - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Sydney. |
| „ 13 | s.s. "Galway Castle,"of London, 132,616. | Capetown - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| July 9 | s.s. "Dimboola,"of Melbourne, 133,505. | Newcastle - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 21 | s.s. "Ausonia,"of Liverpool, 129,735 | Montreal | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 24 | s.s. "Lake Michigan,"of Liverpool, 115,252. | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 28 | s.s. "Highland Warrior,"of London, 132,595. | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Patient recovered. |
| August 19 | s.s. Dunluce Castle,"of London, 118,490. | Delagoa Bay | 15 | 14 removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, and one at Southampton. |
| „ 29 | s.s. "City of Vienna,"of Glasgow, 97,652. | Bergen | 1 | Treated on board. |
| „ 29 | s.s. "Intaba,"of Aberdeen, 129,345 | Port Natal - | 1 | Patient recovered. |
| „ 31 | s.s. "Otway,"of Glasgow, 128,282 | Brisbane | Ditto. | |
| September 8 | s.s. "Maloja,"of Belfast, 132,012 - | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Colombo. |
| „ 16 | s.s. "Kasan,"of Copenhagen - | Libau | 7. | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 26 | s.s. "Runic,"of Liverpool, 113,441 | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Durban. |
| October 14 | s.s. "Orama,"of Glasgow, 132,989 | Brisbane | 1 | Patient isolated on board the vessel. |
| „ 31 | s.s. "Sardinia,"of Glasgow, 115,696 | Yokohama - | One removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, one at Marseilles, and one recovered. | |
| November 11 | s.s. "Atanta Maru " | - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 26 | s.s. "Medic,"of Liverpool, 110,573 | Sydney | 14 | Convalescent on arrival of vessel in London. |
| „ 30 | s.s. "Morea,"of Glasgow, 128,235 | Ditto | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Colombo. |
| December 4 | Training Ship "Arethusa" | Lying off Greenliithe | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. |
| „ 12 | s.s. "Orvieto,"of Belfast, 129,628 | Brisbane | 3 | Removed to Hospital at Plymouth. |
| „ 24 | s.s. "Galeka,"of London, 110,265 - | East London | 5 | Convalescent on arrival in London. |
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