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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX H—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from and Date. | Disease. | Date of Attack. | Probable source of Infection. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901. | 1901. | 1901. | |||||
| Nov. 13 | s.s. Ino | Stavanger, Norwegian | Valencia, 4th Nov. | Smallpox | 9th Nov. | V alencia | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital with effects. Vessel disinfected. |
| ,, 14 | s.s. Edith | Hamburg, German. | Fremantle, 27th July | Scarlet Fever | 23rd Sept. | Ditto. | |
| „ 14 | st. tug Fox | London, 91.880 | Woolwich, 13th Nov. | Adenitis | See special Report under the heading of " Plague." | ||
| „ 19 | st. tug Victor | London, 105,172 | Plying on River | Smallpox | 17th Nov. | London | Admitted to Borough Sanitorium, Graves end. Vessel and effects disinfected by Port Sanitary Authority. |
| Oct. 28 | Training Ship War | spite, lying o | ff Greenhithe | Diphtheria | 26th Oct. | Previous "j case | | Removed by Port Sanitary Authority to Charlton Baths. Ship's hospital disinfected. |
| Nov. 6 | Ditto | ditto | ditto | ditto | 6th Nov. | ditto ^ | |
| „ 11 | Ditto | ditto | ditto | ditto | 9th „ | ditto J | |
| „ 11 | Training Ship Are | thusa, lying off | Greenhithe | Scarlet Fever | 30th Oct. | Previous case | Removed to Hospital at Greenhithe. Ship's hospital disinfected. |
| „ 25 | s.s. Peninsular | Greenock, 93,208 | Bombay, 2nd Nov. | Plague (2 cases) | 16th Nov. | Bombay | Landed at Marseilles. Vessel and all effects disinfected by Port Sanitary Authority. |
| „ 26 | Training Ship Are | thusa, lying o | ff Greenhithe | Enteric Fever | 15th „ | Inmate of Seamen's Hospital. Ship's hospital disinfected. | |
| „ 28 | s.s. Inchanga | Aberdeen, 104,507 | Durban, 27th Oct. | ditto (3 cases) | 5th „ 26th „ 28th ,, | Durban | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 29 | s.s. Mesaba | Liverpool, 109,392 | New York, 7th Nov. | Scarlet Fever | 23rd „ | New York | Convalescent on arrival. Vessel disinfected. |
| Dec. 1 | s.s. Fort Salisbury | London, 104,851 | Cape Town, 5th Nov. | Enteric Fever | 3rd „ | Cape Town | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. Vessel and effects disinfected. |
| „ 2 | s.s. Nord Pol | Copenhagen, Danish | Kronstadt, 22nd Nov. | Diphtheria | 1st Dec. | Kronstadt | Ditto. |
| „ 4 | s.s. Lake Erie | Liverpool, 110,631 | Cape Town. 8th Nov. | Enteric Fever | Cape Town | Landed at Southampton. Vessel and effects disinfected. | |
| „ 5 | s.s. Greek | Southampton, 98,870 | Cape Town, 10th Nov. | Do. | 8th Nov. | Do. | Convalescent on arrival. Vessel disinfected. |