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Port of London 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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YELLOW FEVER.
Yellow Fever has been chiefly found in Central and South America. This disease
is chiefly conveyed by a species of mosquito which practically cannot exist in this
country, and although cases have occurred on ships coming from South America to this
country, there is little or no danger of this disease obtaining a foothold here.
The dangerous infectious disorders notifiable in the Port under the Public
Health Act are as follows :—
Small-pox.
Diphtheria.
Membranous Croup.
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever.
Typhus Fever.
Typhoid Fever.
Enteric Fever.
Relapsing Fever.
Continued Fever.
Measles.
In addition to these the following diseases have been made notifiable with the
sanction of the Local Government Board :—
Chicken-pox.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever (Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis).
Acute Polio Myelitis or Acute Polio Encephalitis.
SMALL-POX.
There was a small outbreak of Small-pox in London early in the year, some 70
or 80 cases having occurred. This disease occurs epidemically at certain well-recognised
intervals, and one is now due.
It was feared, therefore, that the outbreak in the early part of the year would be
followed by a recurrence of the disorder at the end of the year. It is pleasing to
record, however, that no case had occurred in London in the latter part of the year
endine- 31st December.
TABLE VIII. (Small-pox.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | ||||
| Mar. 20 | s.s. " City of Calcutta," of Glasgow, 115,759. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Port Said. |
| „ 21 | Steam Tug " Diligence," of London, 123,848. | Towing in River Thames. | 1 | Removed to Orsett Isolation Hospital. |
| April 12 | P. and O. " Go Down," Royal Albert Dock. | - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 21 | s.s. " Gloucestershire," of Liverpool, 131,296. | Rangoon | 1 | Ditto. |
| May 2 | s.s. " Derbyshire," of Liverpool, 106,876. | Do. | 1 | Landed at Dover. |
| June 3 | s.s. " Sargasso," of London, 87,117. | Lisbon | 1 | Remoyed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 10 | s.s. " Egypt," of Greenock, 105,881. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| 10 | s.s. "Albania," of Gothenburg | Quebec | 1 | Landed at Quebec. |
| 13 | s.s. " Ruapehu," of Plymouth, 111,357. | New Zealand | 1 | Landed at Rio de Janeiro. |
| 14 | s.s. " Foyle," of London, 115,800. | Odessa, &c. | 1 | Landed at Port Said. |
| Sept. 3 | s.s. " Persia," of Greenock, 109,258. | Bombay | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| 4 | s.s. " Araby," of Liverpool, 118,070. | La Plata | 1 | Ditto. |
| 21 | s.s. " Achilles," of Liverpool, 113,405. | Yokohama - | 1 | Ditto. |
| Total | 13 |