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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 XV. (Scarlet Fever.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | Number of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910. | Training Ship " Warspite," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. |
| March 25 | ||||
| April 7 | Ditto | — | Ditto. | |
| " 16 | s.s. " Orontes," of Glasgow, 115,707 | Brisbane | 1 | Patient recovered before vessel arrival in London. |
| " 20 | Training Ship " Exmouth," lying off Grays. | — | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. |
| " 26 | Training Ship "Warspite," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| " 29 | Ditto | — | Ditto. | |
| May 2 | Ditto | _ | Ditto. | |
| " 14 | Training Ship '' Arethusa," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| " 17 | Training Ship " Exmouth," lying off Grays. | — | 1 | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. |
| June 17 | Training Ship " Warspite," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. |
| July 8 | Training Ship " Worcester," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| " 20 | Ditto | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| Aug. 12 | Training Ship "Arethusa," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Ditto. |
| Oct. 27 | s.s. '• Waipara," of Glasgow, 119,128 | Brisbane | 1 | Patient recoveredon arrival in London. |
| Nov. 12 | s.s. " Sun III.," of London, 129,020 | Employed at Gravesend. | 1 | Patient sent home. |
| " 21 | s.s. " Medic," of Liverpool, 110,573 | Sydney | 1 | Patient recoveredon arrival in London. |
| " 21 | Training Ship " Exmouth," lying off Grays. | 1 | Patient removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. | |
| " 30 | No. 2, Dock Cottages, Mary Ann Place, High Street, Shadwell. | Total | 1 | Ditto. |
| 21 |
SMALL-POX.
Of the eight cases reported, two were admitted to Denton Hospital. I give
particulars of these cases, and also the history of Small-pox on a barge
showing how this disease is conveyed from point to point by means of
" contacts."