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 G.
Cases of Infectious Disease in the Port of London, from 1st January to 30th June, 1891.
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Description. | Official No. | Owners or Brokers. | Where lying. | Disease. | Source of Infection. | Where case removed to. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891. | Canvey Island | — | Measles (6) | Previous cases | Isolated at resi dence | |||
| Jan. 1 | ||||||||
| „ 5 | London | Str. | 45,007 | John Hall & Co | London Dock | Small-pox | Hospital at Lisbon | Met. Asylums Hospital |
| „ 6 | Cinvey Island | — | — | — | — | Measles | Previous cases | Isolated at residence |
| „ 10 | Ditto | — | — | — | — | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| „ 10 | Ditto | — | — | — | — | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| „ 15 | Ditto | — | — | — | — | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| Ditto | — | — | — | — | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | |
| Tenasserim | Str. | 71,701 | Galbraith, Pembroke & Co. | Tilbury | Enteric Fever | Rangoon | Convalescent on arrival | |
| Feb. 13 March 9 | Oritava Ouzoo | Str. Str. | 65,901 | Oriental Steam Navigation Co. A nderson, Anderson & Co. | Gravesend Tilbury | Rubeola Enteric Fever | (?) Sydney | Port Sanitary Hospital Buried at sea |
| „ 17 | Glenlyon | Str. | McGregor, Gow & Co. | Ditto | Small-pox | Shanghae | Hospital at Shanghae | |
| „ 20 | Royal Alice | Sail | 45,455 | David Fernid, Liverpool | Canal Dry Dock | Ditto (7) | Rio Janeiro | Survivors convalescent on arrival |
| ,, 31 | Garth Castle | Str. | 82,849 | Donald Currie & Co. | Tilbury | Enteric Fever | Port Elizabeth | Port Sanitary Hospital |
| Ditto | Di tto | Ditto | Ditto | Remittent Fever | Ditto | |||
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