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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 XVII.—Malaria.
| Date. 1920. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 12 | s.s. " Sardinia," of Glasgow, 115,696. | Bombay | 1 | On board. | |
| „ 12 | s.s. " Clan Lindsay " | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 20 | s.s. " Clan Macbrayne " | Chittagong | 1 | Landed at Gibraltar. | |
| „ 20 | s.s. " Simoon " | Bathurst | 2 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. | |
| „ 23 | s.s. " Chakrata " | 1 | On board. | ||
| „23 | s.s. " Nardana " | Calcutta | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 24 | s.s. " Comrie Castle " | Mauritius | 10 | Ditto. | |
| Feb. 9 | s.s. " Clan Buchanan," of Glasgow, 124,232. | Calcutta | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 11 | s.s. " Gambia," of Liverpool, 137,484. | Okobo | 2 | Ditto. | |
| „ 12 | s.s. " Laertes " | Manila | 1 | Ditto. | |
| March 22 | s.s. " Goorka," of Southampton, 106,917. | Beira | 20 | Ditto. | |
| „ 25 | s.s. " Onega " | Bathurst | 5 | Ditto. | |
| „ 24 | s.s. " Windhuk," of London, 143,111. | Duala | 3 | Ditto. | |
| April 12 | s.s. " Melville " | Lagos | 8 | Ditto. | |
| 14 | s.s. " Devanha," of Greenock | Bombay | 1 | Died on board. | |
| „ 19 | s.s. " Ancrobra," of Liverpool 112 841 | Burutu | 7 | On board. | |
| May 1 | s.s. " Macedonia," of Belfast, 116,012. | Lying in River | 1 | Body landed at Denton Hospital. | |
| 18 | s.s. " Imato Maru " | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | ||
| „ 18 | s.s. " Mount Shasta " | 1 | Ditto. | ||
| „ 31 | s.s. " Friedrichsruh " | Sydney | 2 | Landed at Plymouth. | |
| June 1 | s.s. "Kelsomoor," of London, 139,038. | Rosario | 1 | Landed at Dakar. | |
| „8 | s.s. " Hornsee " | South Shields | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| „ 11 | s.s. " Gaika " | Beira | 11 | On board. | |
| „ 19 | s.s. " Narkunda " | Bombay | 2 | Ditto. | |
| July 19 | s.s. " Lancashire," of Liverpool, 140,529. | Bangoon | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 29 | s.s. " Kinderdyk," of Holland | Burutu | 5 | Two cases to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| Aug. 9 | s.s. "Boulama," of Liverpool, 124,936. | Bathurst | On board. | ||
| „ 10 | s.s. " Quillot," of Liverpool, 124,036. | Demerara | Ditto. | ||
| „10 | s.s. " Nellore," of Greenock, 135.325. | Yokohama | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 13 | s.s. " Garth Castle," of London, 129,078. | Beira | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. | |
| „ 17 | s.s. " Unicoi " (American) | New Orleans | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| „ 16 | s.s. " Windhuk," of London, 143,111. | Duala | 8 | Two cases to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. Others proceeded home. | |
| „ 25 | s.s. " Agapenor " | Yokohama | 2 | On board. | |
| „ 29 | s.s. " Diabolo " | Tacoma | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital Greenwich. | |
| Sept. 2 | s.s. " Kashmir " | Calcutta | 2 | On board. | |
| „15 | s.s. " Heluan | New Orleans | 1 | Ditto. | |
| Oct. 3 | s.s. " Chanda," of Glasgow, 121,308. | Karachi | 1 | Died on board. | |
| „4 | s.s. " Airedale," of London, 110,105. | Maxim | 3 | On board. | |
| „ 13 | s.s. " Oldenburg " | Malaga | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 16 | s.s. " Narkunda," of Belfast, 142,496. | Sydney | 6 | Ditto. | |
| Carried forward | 123 | ||||