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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX A.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE DEALT WITH DURING THE YEAR.
| Date. | Name of Vessel. Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | Disease. | Hospital to which cases removed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903. Jan. 2 | s.s. " Argo," Haugesund | Nykobing - | Enteric Fever Ditto | Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 6 | s.s. " Princess " | Calais | Seamen's Hospital. | |
| „ 8 | s.s. " Constantin," Aarhus. | Libau | Diphtheria - | Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 9 | s.s. ' Caledonia," Greenock, 102,390. | Bombay | Chicken-pox | Ditto. |
| „ 9 | s.s. " Erasmus Wilson," London, 73,653. | Hartlepool - | Measles | Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 10 | Brunswick House, Black East India Dock. | wall Pier, | Diphtheria - | Isolated at own residence. |
| „ 11 | s.s." Oroya," Liverpool, 93,712. | Sydney | Suspected Plague | Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ W | s.s. " Lady Martin," Dublin. | Dublin | Small-pox - | Port Sanitary Hospital. Vaccination offered to passengers and crew, and accepted by two passengers and one of the crew only. |
| „ 17 | s.s. " Egypt," Greenock, 105,581. | Bombay | Chicken-pox | Convalescent on arrival and proceeded in the vessel. |
| „ 27 | s.s. " Umtali," London, 105,810. | Natal | Enteric Fever | Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 30 | s.s. " Royal," Liverpool, 115,259. | Alexandria - | Cholera (5 cases) | Malta. |
| „ 30 | s.s. " China," Belfast, 104,467. | Bombay | Enteric Fever | Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Feb. 3 | s.s. " Blonde," Dantzic- | Dantzic | Erysipelas - | German Hospital at Dalston on 30th January. |
| „ 4 | " Warspite " Training Sh Greenhithe. | ip, lying off | Diphtheria - | Ship's hospital on shore. |
| „ 13 | s.s. " Pondo," London, 101,923. | Karrachi - | Continued Fever | Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 27 | s.s. " Irene," Elsfleth - | Outward bound | Tonsillitis Continued Fever | Ditto. |
| Mar. 1 | s.s. " Morayshire," Glasgow, 108,778. | Sydney | Continued Fever | Ditto. |
| „ 4 | s.s. " Tactician," Liverpool, 113,398. | Calcutta | Chicken-pox | Isolated on board. Convalescent on arrival of vessel at Gravesend. |
| „ 5 | " Warspite " Training Sh Greenhithe. | ip, lying off | Erysipelas - | Ship's hospital on shore. |
| „ 6 „ 7 | s.s. " Monterey," Liverpool, 109,427. s.s." Oceano," Rochester, 106,521. | St. John's, N.B. Mauritius - | Enteric Fever Continued Fever | Inmates of Seamen's Hospital. (See special note.) Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 7 | s.s. " Clan Farquhar," Glasgow, 111,209. | Calcutta | Adenitis | Port Sanitary Hospital for observation. |
| „ 8 | s.s. " Heron," London, 96,678. | Oporto | Small-pox - | Port Sanitary Hospital. Vaccination offered to crew, and only accepted by Chief Engineer and Chief and Second Mates. |