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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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Malaria—continued.
| Date. 1920 | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 123 | |||
| Oct. 17 | s.s. " Batjan " | Sourabaya | 1 | On board. |
| „ 25 | s.s. " Cluny Castle," of London, 118,323. | Mauritius | 3 | Ditto. |
| ,, 25 | s.s. " Culna," of Glasgow, 124,164. | Calcutta | 4 | Ditto. |
| „ 31 | s.s. " Morea," of Glasgow, 129,235. | Bombay | 2 | Ditto. |
| Nov. 11 | s.s. " Marpha," of Glasgow. 141,867. | Mombasa | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 17 | s.s. " Badonia " | Sourabaya | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 19 | s.s. " Clan MacBride," of Glasgow, 133,987. | Calcutta | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 25 | s.s. " Scipio " | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 23 | s.s. " Princess | 5 | Ditto. | |
| „ 26 | s.s. "Camerata," of Swansea, 128,912. | Busra | 1 | Landed at Port Said. |
| „ 28 | s.s. " Kalomo " | Calcutta | (?)1 | On board. |
| Dec. 4 | s.s. " Syria " | Bombay | 3 | Ditto. |
| „ 13 | s.s. " Derbyshire " | Rangoon | 1 | Ditto. |
| 24 „ | s.s. " Narkunda " | Bombay | 5 | Ditto. |
| 26 | s.s. " Koningen Luise " | Sydney | 1 | Ditto. |
| Total | 154 | |||
TABLE XVIII.—Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
| Date. 1920. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22 | s.s. " Clan Ranald " | Galle | 1 | Landed at Aden. | |
| 23 | s.s. " Boon," of London | Singapore | 1 | Died on board. | |
| 24 | s.s. " Willaston " | P. Maine | 1 | Ditto. | |
| Feb. 2 | s.s. " None," of Greenock, 123,531. | 1 | Ditto. | ||
| 2 | s.s. " Clan Ranald," of Glasgow, 137,833. | Colombo | 1 | Landed at Aden. | |
| 9 | s.s. " Lubech " | Mauritius | 1 | Landed at Tilbury. | |
| 9 | s.s. " Highland Pride," of London, 129,086. | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Remained on board. | |
| „ 20 | s.s. " Inanda," of Aberdeen, 118,187. | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | ||
| „ 20 | s.s. " Blakemore," of London, 114,820. | 1 | Ditto. | ||
| March 12 | s.s. " China," of Belfast, 105,567. | Tilbury | 1 | Died on board. | |
| 28 | s.s. " Camana " | Malmo | 1 | Remained on board. | |
| April 13 | s.s. " Maidan," of Liverpool | Calcutta | 1 | Ditto. | |
| May 27 | s.s. " Katuna," of London, 123,809. | Rangoon | 1 | Died on board. | |
| June 6 | s.s. " Dania " | Vladivostock | 1 | Landed at Port Said. | |
| 7 | s.s. " Mendocino," of London, 140,380. | Tampico | 1 | Returned to Norway. | |
| 9 | s.s. " Cuirassier," of Manchester, 135,360. | 1 | Admitted to Hospital at Kensington. | ||
| 23 | s.s. " Yaros'lav " | Dalny | 7 | Died on board. | |
| July 9 | s.s. " Kliest," of London, 144.406. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Tilbury. | |
| 10 | s.s. " Assaye," of Greenock, 109,252'. | Ditto | 1 | Died on board. | |
| 18 | s.s. " Tras os Montes," of Lisbon. | Vladivostock | 1 | Proceeded home. • | |
| Aug. 10 | s.s. " Nellore," of Greenock, 135,325. | Yokohama | ] | Remained on board. | |
| 12 | s.s " Professor " | Shanghai | 1 | Died on board. | |
| Carried forward | 28 | ||||