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PLAGUE.
During the year 1901 there has been reason to believe that Plague has
existed at, or in the country adjacent to, the following foreign ports:—
Brisbane. Constantinople. Oporto. Singapore.
Colon. Hong Kong. Port Limon. Sydney.
Ports of—
Argentine Republic. Cape Colony. India. New Caledonia.
Asia Minor. China. Japan. Persian Gulf.
Bay of Naples. Egypt. Madagascar. Philippine Islands.
Brazil. Honolulu. Mauritius. Red Sea.
There have been three suspicious cases brought by three vessels into the
Port of London, all of which have been dealt with at the Port Sanitary
Hospital. There have been no deaths from this disease.
I give below short notes of some suspected cases, the remainder
possessing no points of special interest:—
The s.s. "Ormuz" left Sydney on the homeward voyage on June 8th, and
all went well until after leaving Colombo on June 27th.
On July 7th, a coal trimmer reported himself as sick with an enlarged gland
in the right groin. A swelling subsequently appeared in left groin, and he
became feverish. He was isolated on this date.
On July 17th, the glands in upper part of left thigh became swollen, and
the fever persisted, and on July 22nd he was landed at Plymouth.
On July 17th, an assistant baker reported ill with swelling in each armpit,
also in neck; later the glands in upper part of right thigh became swollen.
He was landed at Plymouth. After landing the cases at Plymouth the vessel