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YELLOW FEVER. (?)
The s.s. "Simoon," from Bathurst (Gambia), arrived at Sheerness on the
20th January. On the 10th January the chief mate complained of abdominal pains.
He resumed duty on the 13th, and died at 7 a.m. on the 15th. He was buried at sea
the same day.
On the 19th January an apprentice was seen by a doctor at Dover and was landed.
Another member of the crew was seen, but not removed. Information was received on
the 20th January that the case landed at Dover had been provisionally diagnosed as
Yellow Fever, but further examination was made and information given that the case
had died of Malignant Malaria.
Two cases of Malaria were removed to Denton Hospital from this vessel on arrival
at Eochester.
The history of the ships shows infection of the crew with the malignant type of
Malaria common on the West Coast of Africa.

TYPHUS.
The s.s. "Soudan" arrived from Bombay on the 26th March, when it was
ascertained that a case of Typhus had been removed therefrom at Malta on the
15th March. Disinfection and delousing was carried out at Malta on board the ship.
Further disinfection was done at Gravesend on arrival. Strict enquiry into all the
circumstances showed that there was little danger of the conveyance of infection after
the precautions that had been adopted on discovery of the case. The most important
of these was the disinfestation of the military ratings involved for lice.