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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
Port of London 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XII. (Continued Fever.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official N umber. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
| 1910. | s.s. " Portonia," of Lubeclc | Puerto Barrios. | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Jan. 13 | ||||
| Total - | 1 |
TABLE XIII.
(Measles.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910. | s.s. " Karema," of Liverpool, 102,168. | Cardiff | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Cardiff. |
| January 23 | ||||
| February 2 | Training ship 11 Arethusa " (lying off Greenbithe) | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. | |
| " 19 | s.s. " Copeland," of Glasgow, 104,565. | Glasgow | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| April 22 | s.s. " Ormuz," of Glasgow, 93,341. | Lisbon | 1 | Patient recovered before vessel arrived in London. |
| May 7 | s.s. " Mongolia," of Greenock, 117,383. | Auckland | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Fretnantle. |
| " 18 | s.s. " Galician," of Southampton, 113,334. | Cape Town | ] | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| " 25 | s.s. " Durham Castle," of London, 118,387. | Mombassa | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| July 8 | s.s. " Gascon," of Southampton, 106,907. | Mauritius | 1 | Landed at Southampton convalescent. |
| " 11 | s.s. "Vesta," of Hamburg | Hamburg | 1 | Landed at Southampton. |
| " 18 | s.s. " Monmouthshire," of London, 115,893. | Yokohama | 1 | Patient recovered before vessel arrived in London. |
| August 10 | s.s. " Suevic," of Liverpool, 113,456. | Sydney | 1 | Ditto. |
| September 8 | s.s. " Grantully Castle," of London, 129,058. | East London | 1 | Ditto. |
| " 14 | s.s. " Durham Castle," of London, 118,387. | Cape Town | 1 | Ditto. |
| " 24 | s.s. " Galeka," of Southampton, 110,265. | Ditto | 4 | Ditto. |
| October 14 | s.s. " Bulawayo," of North Shields, 104,874. | East London | 2 | Ditto. |
| " 22 | s.s. " Narrung," of London, 105,873. | Sydney | 1 | Ditto. |
| December 10 | s.s. " Orontes," of Glasgow, 115,707. | Brisbane | 1 | Ditto. |
| " 15 | Ditto. | Ditto | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Plymouth. |
| " 14 | No. 2, Dock Cottages, Mary Ann Place, High Street, Shadwell. | 1 | Isolated at Home. | |
| Total | 23 | |||