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At the time of the outbreak of Cholera in the Volga Provinces, rumours
appeared in the Press of outbreaks at St. Petersburg and Hamburg, to which
attention was called at the time, but these reports were not confirmed.
The history of the disease concerns the Port of London from the fact of
its constant trade with ports on the Persian Gulf, Eastern Levant and Black
Sea. Special attention has been paid during the past year to vessels from
these ports.
The number of cases reported on vessels arriving in the Port of London
during the year was four. The following are short notes of the cases:—
On the 10th January, the s.s. "Warwickshire," of Belfast, from Rangoon,
arrived at Gravesend and reported that one of the crew, a native, had been
landed at Rangoon on the arrival of the vessel there on the 5th December,
on the outward voyage. The vessel was thoroughly disinfected and painted
out before leaving. No case occurred on the homeward voyage. Further
precautions were therefore considered unnecessary.
On the 29th March, the s.s. "Clan Stuart," of Glasgow, from Calcutta,
arrived at Gravesend and reported that the vessel, being two days out from
Calcutta, a native fireman died suddenly from supposed Cholera, and that
the body was buried at sea.
Five days later, on the 1st March, another native was attacked, and was
removed to hospital at Colombo the same day.
No further cases occurred during the voyage, and on medical inspection
at Gravesend all were found to be well on board, and the vessel was not
detained. The vessel had been thoroughly disinfected, together with all
effects, at Suez. No further precautions were therefore considered necessary
beyond a daily medical inspection of all persons on board while the vessel
remained in the Port.
On the 1st July the s.s. "Arabistan," of Swansea, from Busreh, arrived at
Gravesend and reported that on the 13th May, the day of leaving Busreh,
a native fireman was attacked with Cholera, died on the following day, and
was buried at sea. The ship was disinfected at Busreh, Kurachi and at
Suez. No further cases occurred on the voyage, and the medical inspection
being satisfactory, no further precautions were considered necessary.
YELLOW FEVER.
No cases of this disease have been reported on vessels arriving during the
past year. There have been outbreaks and epidemics of the disease in Mexico,
Cuba, South America and West Africa, but on the whole there appears to have
been a diminution in the virulence of the disease.