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On the 30th October the steamship " Garth Castle " came into Grave send,
and reported a case of enteric fever on board. She was, therefore, at once
visited by Dr. Whitcombe, who pronounced the patient to be convalescent,
and he was allowed to go to his home in London.
On 15th September a Norwegian, suffering from measles, was taken to
the Port Hospital from the " Thetis" on her arrival at Gravesend. The
vessel left Kotka on the 16th August, and ran into Lillesand on 29th,
where she remained a week wind-bound. The patient went to visit his family
(then suffering from measles) on the 29th August, and remained with them
till the 1st September. He was attacked with the ordinary symptoms on
the 13th,—which must have been either the 13th, 14th, or 15th day after
infection.
On the 14th July a patient with malarial fever was taken to the Port
Hospital from the steamship " Start Point," then lying at Fresh Wharf. The
ship left Sherboro on the 18th May, having been lying there for more than
a month, during which time 12 cases had occurred on board, with one death.
Five other cases occurred on the voyage, four of which were landed at
Marseilles, and sent to Hospital ; the fifth, on arrival, was convalescent, but
still very weak.
On 27th July the steamship " British Queen" came in with a convalescent
case of malaria on board. The patient was taken ill on the 14th, the day
of leaving Boston.
On 27th October the steamship "Derwent" arrived at Gravesend, and on
the same day a patient, who was said to be convalescent from intermittent
fever, died on board. The bedding and clothes of the patient were at once
destroyed, and the cabin fumigated.
On 14th November the steamship " Pallas," on arrival, reported having
had a fatal case of intermittent fever on 18th October, seven days out from
Calcutta ; the cabin and effects were therefore fumigated.
On 18th December the steamship " Purnoea" came round from
Glasgow, and on the same day a seaman was sent to Hospital suffering from
erysipelas of hand and arm, which supervened on an injury received on 16th;
but no report w7as made to this Authority. Inasmuch as the vessel came
coastwise, no visit was made by Her Majesty's Customs. I, therefore, at once
wrote to the owners, Messrs. Gray, Dawes and Co., pointing out that a serious
breach of our regulations had occurred, and calling upon them to give reasons
or explanation why the master should not be at once proceeded against for