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Port of London 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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BERI-BERI.
I have continued to keep a record of the cases of this disease met with, as
they are of medical interest. Four vessels have reported cases during the
voyage, one vessel having as many as nine cases.
TABLE XVII. (Beri-Beri).
| Date of Arrival. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | Number of Cases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910. | s.s. " Glenstrae," of London, 120,503. | Yokohama | 1 | |
| May | 31 | |||
| July | 17 | s.s. " Lord Derby," of Liverpool, 120,897. | Koh-si-Chang | 1 |
| Oct. | 15 | s.s. " Glenturret," of Glasgow, 106,381. | Yokohama | 9 |
| Dec. | 13 | s.s. " Carom," of Newcastle | Demerara | 1 |
| 12 | ||||
TABLE XVIII.
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| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official N umber. | Where from. | Number of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909. | Training Ship "Arethusa," lying off Greenhithe. | — | 1 | Patient removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. | |
| Jan. | 31 | ||||
| March | 11 | Training Ship " Cornwall," lying off Purfleet. | 1 | Patient removed to Hospital at Wennington. | |
| " | 19 | s.s. " Ophir," of Glasgow, 98,573 | Brisbane - | 3 | Landed at Marseilles con-valescent. |
| " | 22 | s.s. " Romeo," of Hull, 82,474 | Riga | 3 | Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| April | 2 | s.s. " Egypt," of Greenock, 105,581 | Bombay - | 1 | Landed at Suez. |
| " | 20 | s.s. "Himalaya," of Greenock, 99,776 | Calcutta - | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. |
| May | 14 | s.s. " Orsova," of Glasgow, 128,278 | Brisbane - | 1 | Landed at Suez. |
| June | 9 | s.s. " Carnarvonshire," of Liverpool, 97,758. | Rotterdam | 6 | Patients recovered on arrival in London. |
| Aug. | 10 | s.s. '* Ruahine," of Plymouth, 124,582 | W ellington | 1 | Plymouth Hospital. |
| " | 11 | s.s. " Galician," of Southampton, 113,334. | East London | 1 | Southampton Hospital. |
| " | 16 | s.s. " Simla," of Greenock, 109,393 | Colombo - | 2 | Colombo Hospital. |
| " | 29 | s.s. " Suevic,'.' of Liverpool, 113,456 | Sydney | 1 | Patient recovered on arrival in London. |
| Sept. | 4 | s.s. "Europa," of Copenhagen | Archangel | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| " | 5 | s.s. "Namur," of Greenock, 123,528 | Antwerp - | 2 | Ditto. |
| Total | 25 | ||||