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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

City of London 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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Table: APPENDIX G.Cases of Infectious Diseases in the Port of London, from July 1st to December 31st, 1888.

APPENDIX G.

Cases of Infectious Diseases in the Port of London, from July 1st to December 31st, 1888.

Date,Name of Yessel.Description.Official No.Owners or Brokers.Where lying.Disease.Source of Infection.Where case removed to.
July 3OceanaStr.93,170Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., Leadenhall-st.Royal Albert DockChicken-pox (?)LondonPort Sanitary Hospital.
„ 9KaikouraStr.89,627New Zealand Shipping Co., Leadenhall-street.Royal Albert DockEnteric Fever --Convalescent on arrival.
„ 14Start PointStr.86,678Laming and Co., 8, Leadenhall-street.Fresh WharfMalarial Fever -SherboroSeamen'sHospital.
„ 27British QueenStr.8,468Ronald son and Co., 34, Leadenhal 1-street.GravesendMalarial Fever -Boston (?)Convalescent on arrival.
Aug. 8CartagenaStr.81,574William McMurray, 39, Queen-street, Cheapside.Hanover HoleSmall-poxGenoa or Carthagena (?)Metropol. Asylums' Board Hospital.
Sept. 15MinnieBarge45,650W. C. Murrell, 16, Dock-head, Bermondsey.Barth's Wharf, Wool-wich.Enteric FeverColchesterMetropol. Asylums' Board Hospital.
„ 15Thetis -Sing.Norwegian.J. Gronsund and Co., 36, Seething-lane.GravesendMeaslesLillesandPort Sanitary Hospital.
Oct. 27Garth CastleStr.82,849Donald Currie and Co., F en church- street.GravesendEnteric Fever----Convalescent on arrival.
Nov. 14PallasStr.93,775Rathbone Brothers, 21, Water-street, Liverpool.TilburyIntermittent Fever----Died at Sea.
Dec. 24PurneaStr.—Gray, Dawes and Co., 13, Austin-friars.Royal Albert DockErysipelasTraumaticSeamen'sHospital.