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 H— continued.
Date. | Name of Vessel. | Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from and date. | Disease. | Date of Attack. | Probable source of Infection. | Remarks. |
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1901. | 1901. | 1901. | |||||
Aug. 24 | Warspite Training | Ship, lying off | Greenhithe | Diphtheria | 24th Aug. | Previous case | Removed to Charlton Baths with effects. |
„ 28 | Do. | Do. | Do. | Do. | 27 th „ | Do. | Ditto. |
„ 6 | Schooner Nautilus | Uddevalla, Swedish | Gefle, 11th July | Enteric Fever | 6th „ | Previous cases | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with effects. Vessel disinfected. |
.. 12 | s.s. Socotra | Newcastle, 106,612 | Yokohama, 27th May | Adenitis (? Plague) | 10th June | Kobe | Patient removed to Hospital at Foochow, where vessel was disinfected. |
„ 13 | s.s. Ovidia | Stockholm, Swedish | Quebec, 21st July | Enteric Fever | 11th Aug. | Montreal | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with effects. Vessel disinfected. |
„ 14 | s.s. Johanne | Do. | 5th „ | (?) | Inmate of German Hospital, Dalston. Vessel sailed before receipt of notification. | ||
„ 18 | s.s. Austral | Glasgow, 85,923 | Sydney, 6th July | Erysipelas | 29th July | Colombo | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with bedding and effects. Vessel disinfected. |
„ 22 | Schooner Eva | Rudkjobing, Danish | Archangel, 13th July | Continued Fever | 11th Aug. | Archangel | Ditto. |
„ 25 | s.s. Magnus | Copenhagen, Danish | St. Petersburg, 18th Aug. | Enteric Fever | 22nd „ | St. Petersburg | Ditto. |
„ 28 | Cornwall Training | Ship, lying off | Purfleet | Scarlatina (4 cases) | 17th „ 21st „ 22nd „ 27th „ | .(?) Previous cases | Removed to Wennington Hospital. Isolation bay disinfected by ship's authorities. |
Sept. 7 | Langesund | Langesund, Norwegian | Porsgrund, 30th Aug. | Enteric Fever | 6th Sept. | Porsgrund | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with effects. Vessel disinfected. |
„ 10 | Cornwall Training | Ship, lying off | Purfleet | Scarlatina | 5th ,, | Previous case | Removed to Wen nington Hospital with effects. Sick bay disinfected. |
16 | Do. | Do. | Do. | Enteric Fever | 5th „ | (?) | Ditto. |
„ 11 | s.s. Glenesk | Glasgow, 98,632 | Tacoma, 26 th May | Pneumonia | 29th Aug. | (?) | Patient died suddenly on September 8th. At the inquest held the verdict was "Death from natural causes." The result of bacteriological examination of the lung und spleen was negative as regards Pestis and Anthrax, The forecastle was disinfected. |