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Port of London 1920
Report for the year ended 31st December 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
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TABLE XI.—Scarlet Fever.
| Date. 1920. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6 | Training Ship " Arethusa," at Greenhithe. | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. | |
| March 8 | Ditto | 2 | Removed to Dartford Hospital. | |
| May 7 | s.s. " Glenariffe," of Glasgow | Yokohama | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. |
| „ 12 | Training Ship " Exmouth," at Grays. | 1 | Removed to Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| „ 18 | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. | |
| June 9 | s.s. " Morea," of Glasgow, 128,235. | 1 | Admitted to Hospital at Southend-on-Sea. | |
| „ 19 | s.s. " Gleniffer," of London, 139,052. | Kobe | 2 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Oct. 11 | s.s. " Arawa," of Southampton. | Wellington | 1 | Admitted to Plaistow Hospital. |
| Nov. 10 | s.s. " Tyr " | Ormstrald | 1 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Total | 11 | |||
TABLE XII.—M easles.
| Date. 1920. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 9 | s.s. " Osterley." of Glasgow | Brisbane | 21 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 31 | s.s. " Billy," of London | Calais | 1 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Feb. 2 | s.s. " Morea," of Glasgow, 128,235. | Sydney | 6 | Landed at Marseilles, Plymouth and Tilbury. |
| 3 | s.s. " Berrima," of Greenock, 135,332. | Ditto | 5 | On board. |
| „ 16 | Training Ship " Exmouth," at Grays. | 14 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. | |
| „ 18 | s.s. " Kashgar," of Greenock, 128,654. | Yokohama | 9 | On board. |
| „ 23 | Training Ship " Exmouth," at Grays. | 15 | Removed to Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| March 4 | Ditto | 3 | Ditto. | |
| 31 | s.s. " Nagoya," of Greenock, 135,323. | Yokohama | 27 | On board. |
| April 7 | Ditto | Ditto | 2 | One isolated on board, one admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 17 | s.s. " Bremen " | Sydney | 1 | On board. |
| 19 | s.s. " Mantua " | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. | |
| 24 | s.s. " Borda " | Sydney | 5 | On board. |
| „ 26 | s.s. " Mantua," of Greenock, 127,544. | 1 | Isolated on board. | |
| 28 | s.s. " Starleyhall," of Leith, 82,012. | Leith | 1 | Ditto. |
| 29 | s.s. " Saxonia," of Liverpool, 110,648. | New York | 2 | Landed at Hamburg. |
| 30 | s.s. " Themistocles," of Aberdeen, 129,349. | Brisbane | 1 | On board. \ |
| May 10 | s.s. " Beltana," of Greenock, 131,853. | Sydney | 7 | Ditto |
| 20 | s.s. " Durham Castle," of London, 118,387. | Mauritius | 2 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 23 | s.s. " Quilpne " - | 2 | Ditto | |
| 24 | s.s. " Scotian," of Glasgow, 129,457. | Montreal | 1 | On board. |
| „ 25 | s.s. " San Silvestre," of London, 135,234. | Tampico | 1 | Ditto, |
| „ 28 | s.s. " Leicestershire," of Liverpool, 127,995. | Rangoon | 1 | Ditto, |
| 31 | s.s. " Mentor," of Liverpool, 137,408. | Yokohama | 1 | Ditto |
| Carried forward | 130 | |||