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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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XIV.
(Diphtheria. )
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | s.s. "Rimutaka," of Plymouth, 111,355 | W ellington | 1 | One removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Jan. 2 | ||||
| Feb. 1 | s.s. " Runic," of Liverpool, 113,441 | Sydney | 1 | Patient recovered before vessel arrived in London. |
| March 19 | s.s. " Elstree Grange," of "London, 99,618. | Bahia Blanca. | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| April 27 | s.s. " Dover Castle," of London, 118,409. | Mombassa | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Southampton. |
| May 25 | Training Ship " Arethusa," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Removed to Hospital on shore. |
| June 9 | Ditto | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| Sept. 8 | s.s. " Grantully Castle,'' of London. 129,058. | East Lon-don. | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| " 13 | s..s. 11 Auk," of London, 77,194 - | Amsterdam | 1 | Isolated at own residence. |
| Oct. 26 | Training Ship " Arethusa," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Removed to Hospital on shore. |
| Nov. 9 | s.s. " Faraday," of London, 68,535 | Arendal | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Dec. 28 | U.S.A. Warship " Rhode Island," lying at Northfleet. | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| Total - | 11 |
SCARLET FEVER.
On the 8th April, one of the Sanitary Inspectors visited the training ship
" Exmouth," lying off Grays, and belonging to the Metropolitan Asylums
Board, and was informed that a lad had been removed on the 7th April to
the shore hospital feeling unwell, and on the 8th April had been certified as
suffering from Scarlet Fever. The captain of the vessel informed the
Inspector that he had been in communication with his Board, and under his
instructions he did not feel justified in giving any further particulars without
instructions from the Board.
I also learned that several cases of Scarlet Fever occurred on the vessel
during 1909, which were not notified to me.
The matter was referred to Mr. Solicitor, and after some correspondence,
and under the threat of legal proceedings, the Board gave instructions for
dangerous infectious diseases to be notified to me as required by the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891.