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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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DIPHTHERIA.
Eight cases of Diphtheria were notified, of which two were treated in the
Port Sanitary Hospital; two cases were accounted for by training ships, and
the remainder as shown in the following Table:—
TABLE X. (Diphtheria.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905. 27th January - | s.s. " Runic," of Liverpool, 113,441. | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 27th May | s.s. " Moldavia," of Greenock. | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Fremantle. |
| 13th July | s.s. " Medic," of Liverpool, 110,573. | Sydney | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 18th July | Barge " Concord" - | Faversham | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Faversham. |
| 26th July | s.s. "Nineveh," of Aberdeen, 104,505. | Brisbane | 1 | Convalescent on arrival at Plymouth. |
| 23rd November | Training ship " Arethusa " | — | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Dartford. |
| 24th November | Training ship "Arethusa" | — | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Dartford. |
| Total | 8 |
ENTERIC FEVER.
The incidence of this disease shows a slight increase as compared with the
preceding year, but is substantially below the mean average number for the
five years preceding the year now under review.
There was a total of 65 cases notified, of which 23 were treated in the
Port Sanitary Hospital.
Excepting three cases reported on the training ship "Cornwall," there was
no outbreak of this disease on any training ship in the Thames during
the year.
On August 31st I received a notification that a boy from the training
ship "Cornwall" was suffering from Enteric Fever. This boy joined the
ship on August 10th, and it is stated that on August 7th (Bank Holiday) he
purchased and ate some cockles from a stall in Putney.
A second case was notified on December 7th, and a third on the 25th.
The boys were at once isolated on shore with all effects, which were
subsequently disinfected.