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River Ambulance Service, was on the 31st May taken to a dry dock
in Poplar for repairs. The names and addresses of ten men in the
Poplar District who were engaged on board carrying out repairs were
furnished. The vessel had been thoroughly disinfected before
going into dock. The address of another man engaged was in
Stepney, and the Medical Officer of that Borough was accordingly
informed.
Notices were received on the l5th and 18 July from the Port
Medical Officer, Southampton, of three persons coming to the
Poplar District from the "Carisbrook Castle." A case of Smallpox
had developed on board after leaving Cape Town, 17 days
before arriving at Southampton. The patient was landed at
Southampton. Two of the persons arrived at the addresses given,
but the third was still at Southampton.
Notice, dated 2nd September, was received from the Port of
London Medical Officer, of a passenger coming into the Poplar
District by s.s. "Vesta" from Hamburg. The passenger had been
in contact with a case of Cholera at Hamburg. The passenger
was kept under observation both at the address to which she first
went and then at the one to which she moved.
Information, dated the 8th and 9th September, was received
respectively from the Medical Officers of Health of the London
County Council and the Borough of Stepney of a Cholera contact
coming into the Poplar District from Bremen by the s.s. "Sperber."
Notice, dated 8th September, was received from the Medical
Officer of the Port of London of two persons coming into the
Poplar District from Riga by the s.s. "Serger."
Notice, dated 8th September, was received from the Port of
London Medical Officer of three persons coming into the district
from Bremen by the s.s. "Adler."