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City of London 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX G.
Cases of Infectious Disease in the Port of London, from January 1st to June 30th, 1889.
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Description. | Official No. | Owners or Brokers. | Where lying. | Disease. | Source of Infection. | Where case removed to. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16 | Ballaarat | Str. | 81,838 | Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., Leadenhall-st. | Royal Albert Dock | Measles | Gibraltar | Convalescent on board. |
| „ 17 | Canvey Island Coast | Guard | Station | - - - - - | - - - - - | Measles | Portsmouth | Treated at Station. |
| „ 25 | Raven | Str. | 87,144 | General S. N. Co., Great Tower-street. | South West India Dock | Small-pox | Oporto | Metropol. Asylums' Board Hospital. |
| Feb. 2 | Clan McArthur | Str | 87,657 | Cayzer, Irvine & Co., Gracechurch-street. | Tilbury Dock | Malarial Fever | Treated on Board. | |
| „ 8 | Clyde | Str. | 84,345 | Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., Leadenhall-st. | Royal Albert Dock | Small-pox | Bombay | Brindisi Hospital. |
| „ 27 | Clan Sinclair | Str. | 86,705 | Cayzer, Irvine & Co., Gracechurch-street. | Tilbury Dock | Fever and Ague | Bombay | Convalescent on board. |
| „ 28 | Lisbon | Str. | 65,609 | J. Hall & Co., 1, New London-street. | London Dock | Small-pox | Lisbon | Small-pox Hospital |
| Mar. 15 | Navarino | Str. | 68,894 | British India S. N. Co., 13, Austin-friars. | Royal Albert Dock | Chicken-pox (6) | Calcutta | Port Sanitary and Seamen's Hospitals. |
| May 7 | Jason | Str. | 81,400 | J. Swire & Sons, 19, Bil-liter-street. | Gravesend | Small-pox | Port Said | Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 8 | Arethusa | Traing. Ship. | National Refuges for Homeless and Destitute Children | Greenhithe | Scarlet Fever | (?) | Seamen'sHospital. | |
| „ 21 | Colorado | Str. | 93,119 | Wilson & Sons, Hull | Gravesend | Measles | New York | Convalescent on board. |
| „ 21 | Nepaul | Str. | 73,821 | Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., Leadenhall-st. | Royal Albert Dock | Measles (?) | Madras | Ditto. |
| „ 22 | Rose | Sail | 23,322 | W. Steveson, East Hartlepool. | Gravesend | Scarlet Fever | Hartlepool | Port Sanitary Hospital. |