Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX C.
Effects Disinfected, from January 1st to June 30th, 1889.
| Date. | Ship's Name. | Where from. | Date and Cause of Death. | Where Disinfected. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date. | Cause. | |||||
| Jan. | 1 | City of Edinburgh | Calcutta | Dec. 19,'88 | Cholera | Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| ,, | 15 | Gem | Demarara | Nov. 1, '88 | Yellow Fever | London Dock. |
| Mar. | 29 | Rodney | Sydney | Unknown | Unknown | ,, ,, |
| April | 9 | Mid Lothian | Sourabaya | Oct. 11,'88 | Malarial Fever | West India Dock. |
| ,, | 30 | Clyde Bank | Pisagua | Unknown | Unknown | Millwall Dock. |
| May | 11 | Clan Gordon | Madras | Aug. 14,'87 | ,, | Tilbury Dock. |
| June | 6 | Vega | Calcutta | Aug. 14,'87 | ,, | ,, ,, |
| ,, | 17 | Quathlamba | Natal | Dec. 16,'88 | Cholera | St, Katharine Dock. |
| ,, | 28 | Fiery Cross | Aruba | Feb. 21,'89 „ 22,'89 | Yellow Fever | River, Charlton. |
| Number. | ||||||
| Total to end of 1888 | 641 | |||||
| From January 1st to June 30th, 1889 | 9 | |||||
| Total since commencement | 650 | |||||