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Port of London 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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There were no symptoms of Cholera after the patient's admission to
hospital. A specimen of excreta was submitted to the Local Government
Board for bacteriological examination by Professor Klein, who reported that
his results were negative as regards Cholera.
The Danish s.s. "Perm," arrived at Gravesend on the 24th October, from
Libau, with one of the crew who had been taken ill the same day with
diarrhoea, and pains in the limbs.
In view of the fact that the vessel had arrived from a "suspected" port,
the man was removed to Denton Hospital.
The case did not, however, prove to be one of Cholera.
TABLE VI.
(C holera.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | Number of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910. May 26 | s.s. "Nubia," of Greenock, 102,394 - | Calcutta - | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Colombo. |
| Sept. 3 | s.s. "Belgien," of Copenhagen - | St. Petersburg. | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Oct. 7 | s.s. "Prince Leopold de Belgique," of Antwerp. | Naples - | 1 | Patient recovered, and resumed work. |
| ,,10 | s.s. "Clan Macpherson," of Glasgow, 121,274. | Chittagong. | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Chittagong. |
| ,, 24 | s.s. "Perm," of Copenhagen | Libau | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Total - | 5 |
YELLOW FEVER.
This country continues to be immune as regards Yellow Fever. This
disease can only exist in countries where the mean temperature is sufficiently
high.
This disease has prevailed in Brazil, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa
Rica, and Trinidad Port of Spain.
There are grounds for believing that this disease has been endemic in West
Africa for many years—the clinical characters have been, however, modified
in many cases.
Vessels have arrived at Lisbon and Liverpool, on which cases of Yellow
Fever have occurred during the voyage, and it is, therefore, important
that vessels arriving from ports infected with Yellow Fever should be carefully
investigated.