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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: Venereal Diseases—continued.

Venereal Diseases—continued.

Date.Ship.Case (nature of).Passenger or Crew Rating.Advice given.
July 29"West Wanneke"Orchitis 1SeamanTo Seamen's Hospital.
„ 29"Cape Transport"Syphilis 1DittoDitto.
Aug. 19"Derbyshire"Chancre 2Native CrewTo attend Gravesend Hospital.
„ 19DittoGonorrhœal 1 RheumatismCrewTo attend Tilbury Hospital.
„ 21"Magic Star"Gonorrhoea 2Native CrewTo Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
„24"Warwickshire"Ditto 1StewardDitto.
„ 27"Mahronda"Ditto 1Native CrewTo Gravesend Hospital.
„ 28"Agapenor"Soft Sore 1 ParaphimosisDittoTo Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
„ 29"City of Baroda"Syphilis 1DittoDitto.
„ 29"Saba"Ditto 1CrewDitto.
„31"Arzila"Soft Chancre 1DittoDitto.
Sept. 1"Highland Laddie''Syphilis 1D.B.S.Ditto.
„ 10"Argyllshire"Ditto 1CrewDitto.
„11"Leicestershire"Gonorrhoea 2European Crew.To Gravesend Venereal Clinic
„ 19"Thurso"Ditto 1CrewTo attend Seamen's Hospital Venereal Clinic.
„ 19"Coya"Ditto 1DittoDitto.
Oct. 9"City of Delhi"Gonorrhœa 1 and Orchitis.SeamanTo Hospital in Tilbury Dock.
„ 14"Malanchee"Gonorrhœa 1DittoDitto.
„ 19"Syria"Ditto 1DittoTo Guy's Hospital.
,, 28"Mentor"Syphilis 2ChineseTo Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock.
Nov. 1"Clan Graham"Chancre 1SailorTo Tilbury Hospital. To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
„8"Auditor"Venereal Bubo 1Seaman
„8"Pendeen"Syphilis 1DittoDitto.
„ 11"Margha"Soft Sore 1EngineerDitto.
„17"Badenia"Ditto and 1 Gonorrhœa.SeamanDitto.
„ 19"Naldera"Syphilis 2SeamenTo Tilbury Hospital.
„ 20"Flaminian"Chancre 1SeamanTo Hospital at Liverpool.
,, 25"Montella"Gonorrhœal 1 Rheumatism.DittoTo Greenwich Hospital.
„ 27"Western Cross"Gonorrhoea 3SeamenDitto.
,, 27DittoSyphilis 1SeamanDitto.
,, 28"Dago"Ditto 1PassengerReported to Alien Officer.
Dec. 10"Clan Mackenzie"Ditto 1Asiatic Bhandary.To Gravesend Hospital.
„ 11"Australpot"Ditto 1CrewTo Seamen's Hospital.
„18"Persic"Ditto 1DittoDitto.
„18" Vika"Bubo 1FiremanTo Hospital in London. To Seamen's Hospital.
„ 21"Nyanza"Syphilis 1Ditto (Native).
,, 24"Narkunda"Soft Chancre1SailorDitto.
,, 24"Dongola"Gonorrhœa 1NativeDitto.
„ 26"Osterley"Syphilis 1 Gonorrhœa 1 Syphilis 1 Gonorrhœa 1Passenger Ditto O.S. StewardTo Hospital near their homes.
„27"Luella"Ditto 1 and Orchitis.CrewTo Hospital at Albert Dock.
„ 29"City of Exeter"Soft Sores 1Asiatic SailorTo Connaught Road Hospital.
„ 30"Atreus"Syphilis 1Pr. R.N. Rating.I/C Naval Authorities.

Table: TABLE XXVI.—Miscellaneous Diseases, &c., 1920.

TABLE XXVI.—Miscellaneous Diseases, &c., 1920.

Disease.No. of Cases.Disease.No. of Cases.
Appendicitis2Brought forward65
Adenitis1Heat Stroke5
Bronchitis4Injury1
Beri-Beri2Leprosy .1
Carcinoma1Marasmus1
Congestion of Lungs2Melancholia1
Chill1Opium1
Cerebral Congestion1Piles1
Convulsions1Rheumatism2
Cancer8Renal Calculus1
Cellulitis of Groin1Scabies2
Diarrhœa7Suicide8
Endocarditis2Tonsillitis1
Gastric Colic25Whooping Cough3
Heart Disease11Unknown Cause1
Hernia1
Carried forward65189