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. | |||||
Sept. 16 | s.s. West Point | Liverpool, 110,582 | Philadelphia, | Enteric Fever | (?) | Philadelphia | Patient an inmate of Seamen's Hospital. Vessel sailed prior to receipt of notification of the case. |
„ 18 | Wasdale | London, 84,165 | Wellington, 14th May | Do. | (?) | ? London | Patient an inmate of Seamen's Hospital. Vessel disinfected. |
„ 23 | s.s. Mesaba | Liverpool, 109,392 | New York, 2nd Sept. | Do. | (?) | (?) | Patient an inmate of German Hospital. Vessel sailed before receipt of notification of case. |
„ 24 | ss. Kenmore | Glasgow, 108,754 | North Shields | Do. (2 cases) | (?) | (?) | Patients inmates of Seamen's Hospital. Vessel disinfected at North Shields. |
„ 24 | s.s. Persic | Liverpool, 110,620 | Sydney, 23rd July | ? Variola ? Diphtheria | (?) 25th Sept. | (?) (?) | Inmate of Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. Vessel disinfected. |
„ 29 | s.s. Elvira | Lisbon, Portuguese | Fremantle, 1st June | ? V arioloid | (?) | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with effects. Vessel disinfected. |
Oct. 2 | s.s. Olivemoor | London, 108,241 | Braila, 12th Sept. | Continued Fever | 20th Sept. | Ibrail | Ditto. |
„ 5 | s.s. Fishren | Manchester, 97,549 | Manchester, 28 th Sept. | Enteric Fever | 30th „ | Manchester | Inmate of Seamen's Hospital. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
„ 7 | Barge Elizabeth | London, 77,023 | Wakering, 2nd Oct. | Do. (2 cases) | 30th „ 2nd Oct, | Cargo of offensive refuse. | Inmate of Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. Barge disinfected by City of Westminster Authority. |
„ 7 | s.s. Oakwell | Stockton, 84,649 | Seaham Harbour, 5th Oct. | Adenitis | 6th „ | (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with effects. Vessel disinfected. |
„ 13 | s.s. Insizwa | Aberdeen, 108,673 | Port Natal, 15th Sept. | Enteric Fever | 22nd Sept. | Cape Town | Ditto. |
„ 17 | s.s. Manhattan | Belfast, 108,630 | Cape Town, 17th Sept. | Diphtheria | 20th „ | Do. | Convalescent on arrival and allowed to proceed in vessel. Vessel disinfected. |
„ 1 | Cornwall Training | Ship, lying off | Purfleet | Scarlatina | 27th „ | Previous case | Removed to Wen nington Hospital. Ship's hospital disinfected by the crew. |