London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Port of London 1920
Report for the year ended 31st December 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London
This page requires JavaScript
Pulmonary Tuberculosis—continued.
| Date. 1920. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 28 | ||||
| Sept. | 7 | s.s. " Eurylochus," of Liverpool, 131,424. | Melbourne | 1 | On board. |
| „ | 11 | s.s. " Marathon," of Aberdeen, 118,184. | Sydney | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 25 | s.s. " Kaisar-I-Hind," of Greenock, 129,653. | Bombay | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 27 | s.s. " Assaye," of Greenock, 109,252. | Ditto | 22 | Landed at Southampton. |
| „ | 27 | s.s. " Grantully Castle " | Cape Town | 1 | On board. |
| Oct. | 11 | s.s. " Ageroen " (Norwegian) | Rafso | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 13 | s.s. " Benalla," of Greenock | Sydney | Died. | |
| „ | 16 | s.s. " Orvieto," of Belfast, 129,628. | Brisbane | 1 | On board. |
| „ | 19 | s.s. " Miltiades," of Aberdeen, 118,179. | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 22 | s.s. " Glenamoy," of Glasgow, 137,826. | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| „ | 26 | Ditto | Yokohama | Ditto. | |
| Nov. | 15 | s.s. " Crostafels," of London, 143,172. | Java | 1 | On board. |
| „ | 13 | s.s. " Ageren " | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| Dec, | 1 | s.s. "Kashgar," of Greenock, 128,654. | Yokohama | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ | 21 | s.s. " Wiltshire " | Brisbane | 2 | On board. One case died. |
| Total | 67 | ||||
TABLE XIX.—Influenza.
| Date. 1920. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8 | s.s. "Macedonia," of Belfast | Bombay | 200 | Landed at Port Said, Malta and Southampton. | ||||
| 16 | s.s. "Henry Segner" | Valencia | 3 | On board. | ||||
| „ 24 | s.s. "Melita" | Bombay | 3 | Admitted to Orsett Hospital. | ||||
| „ 30 | s.s. "Nankin," of Greenock, 131,857. | Calcutta | 7 | On board. | ||||
| Feb. 4 | s.s. "Elizabeth Maersk" | Copenhagen | 4 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. | ||||
| „7 | s.s. "Florea," of Copenhagen | Ditto | 1 | On board. | ||||
| „ 9 | s.s. "Plassey," of Greenock, 109,259. | In Dock | 1 | Ditto. | ||||
| „ 9 | s.s. "Sardinia," of Glasgow, 115 696 | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. | ||||
| „ 9 | s.s. "Nore," of Greenock, 123,531. | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. | ||||
| „ 16 | s.s. "Bruno" (Norwegian) | 4 | Ditto. | |||||
| „ 16 | s.s. "Naiwa" (American) | 1 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital. | |||||
| „ 18 | Royal Albert Dock, Shore Quarters. | 4 | On board. | |||||
| „ 19 | s.s. "Sardinia" | 3 | Ditto. | |||||
| „ 19 | s.s. "Morea" | 1 | Ditto. | |||||
| „ 23, | /25 Various Vessels, in Royal Albert Dock. | 19 | Isolated in shore quarters. | |||||
| March 8 | s.s. "China" | 2 | On board. | |||||
| „ 8 | s.s. "Novara" | 1 | Ditto. | |||||
| „ 16 | s.s. "City of Marseilles" | Calcutta | 63 | Ditto. | ||||
| „ 23 | s.s. "Malta" | 8 | Ditto. | |||||
| „ 26 | s.s. "Prinz Ludvig" | Bombay | 1 | Ditto. | ||||
| „ 27 | s.s. "Roon" | 3 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |||||
| „29 | s.s. "Malta" | 4 | On board. | |||||
| Carried forward | 335 | |||||||