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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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J. A., the chief baker on a steamer carrying a number of passengers, was working
on board the ship from April 29th, 1912, until November 2nd, 1912, when he was found
to be suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and was put off duty. Further comment
on this case is needless—the objection, if not the danger, must be realised by everyone.
Table XX. gives a list of the cases, from which it will be seen that they arrive
from all parts of the world. In every case the quarters on the vessel occupied by the
person infected were subsequently disinfected by your officers.
TABLE XX.
(Pulmonary Tuberculosis.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912. | ||||
| Jan. 9 | s.s. "Karamea,"of Southampton, 110,264. | Adelaide | 1 | Patient proceeded to his home. |
| „ 12 | s.s. "Malta,"of Greenock, 102,398 | Antwerp | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 18 | s.s. "Namur,"of Greenock, 123,528 - | Yokohama | 1 | Died, and body buried at Penang. |
| „ 19 | s.s. "Bellerophon,"of Liverpool, 120,915 | Tacoma | 1 | Died, and body buried at sea. |
| „ 25 | s.s. "Ping Suey,"of Liverpool, 110,143 | Yokohama | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 31 | s.s. "Palawan,"of Greenock, 102,400 | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. |
| Feb. 1 | s.s. "Amatonga,"of North Shields, 115,957. | Busreh | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Perim. |
| „ 12 | s.s. "Cyclops,"of Liverpool, 123,998 | Vancouver | 1 | Died, and body buried at Hong Kong. |
| „ 26 | s.s. "Malwa,"of Greenock, 127,543 - | Sydney | 1 | Died, and body buried at sea. |
| March 10 | s.s. "Antilochus,"of Liverpool, 123,984 | Victoria, B.C. | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Hong Kong. |
| „ 20 | s.s. "Sunda,"of Greenock, 102,399 | Calcutta | 1 | Returned to Bombay in vessel. |
| April 1 | s.s. "Dover Castle,"of London, 118,409 | Cape Town | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. | |
| „ 10 | s.s. "Anna Dorette Boog,"of Rostock - | Bougie | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 12 | s.s. "Persic,"of Liverpool, 110,620 - | Sydney | 1 Died,and body buried at sea. | |
| „ 13 | s.s. "Orvieto,"of Belfast, 129,628 | Ditto | 1 | Allowed to leave vessel in London. |
| „ 16 | s.s. "Miltiades,"of Aberdeen, 118,179 | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 23 | s.s. "Geelong,"of London, 118,426 | Ditto | 1 | Isolated on board the vessel. |
| May 5 | s.s. "Highland Loch,"of London, 129,182. | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 5 | s.s. "Galeka,"of Southampton, 110,265 | East London - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| „ 17 | s.s. "Demosthenes,"of Aberdeen, 129,362. | Brisbane | 1 | Died, and body buried at sea. |
| June 1 | s.s. "Corinthian,"of Glasgow, 111,257 | Montreal | 1 | Patient proceeded to his home in Greece. |
| June 13 | s.s. "Lake Erie,"of Liverpool, 110,631 | Ditto | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Brixham. |
| „ 21 | s.s. "Inanda,"of Aberdeen, 118,187 | Natal | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Las Palmas. |
| „ 28 | s.s. "Garth Castle,"of London, 129,171 | Cape Town | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| „ 30 | s.s. "China,"of Belfast, 104,467 | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Aden. |
| July 3 | s.s. "Sardinia,"of Belfast, 115,696 - | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Branch Seamen's Hospital. |
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