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Port of London 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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The following cases were reported on incoming vessels : —
TABLE XII.
(Measles.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | |||||
| January | 7 | s.s. "Otranto," of Belfast, 124,675 | Brisbane | 1 | Patient isolated on board until well. |
| „ | 20 | Training ship “Exmouth," lying off | Grays | 9 | Removed to Hospital at Homerton. |
| „ | 21 | s.s. "Otway," of Glasgow, 128,282 | Sydney | 6 | 4 cases landed at Fremantle and 1 at Marseilles. 1 isolated on board. |
| „ | 27 | Training ship " Exmouth," lying off | Grays | 1 | Removed to Brook Hospital, Shooter's Hill. |
| February | 22 | H.M.S. "Worcester," lying off | Greenhithe | 9 | Removed to Ship's Sanatorium Greenhithe. |
| „ | 24 | s.s. " Sardinian," of Glasgow, 71,695. | St. John's, N.B. | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| March | 4 | s.s. " Osterley," of Glasgow, 128,287 | Brisbane | 4 | 1 case landed at Fremantle, 1 at Plymouth, 1 at Port Sanitary Hospital, and 1 landed in London well. |
| „ | 18 | s.s. " Ophir," of Glasgow, 98,673 | Brisbane | 1 | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. |
| „ | 624 | Training ship "Worcester," lying off | Greenhithe | 67 | Removed to Ship's Sanatorium on shore. |
| „ | 27 | Ditto | Ditto | 2 | Ditto. |
| April | 8 | s.s. "Macedonia," of Belfast, 116,012 | Auckland | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Port Said. |
| „ | 10 | Training ship "Worcester," lying off | Greenhithe | 1 | Removed to Ship's Sanatorium on shore. |
| „ | 18 | s.s. " Moravian," of Aberdeen, 108,662. | Brisbane | 1 | Patient remained on board, well. |
| May | 3 | s.s. " Tortona," of Newcastle, 129,735 | Portland (Maine) | 2 | Ditto. |
| „ | 8 | s.s. "Highland Scot," of London, 129,130. | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 12 | s.s. " Mantua," of Greenock, 127,544 | Bombay | 8 | 2 cases landed at Aden, 1 at Plymouth, 1 died and was buried at sea, and 4 recovered. |
| „ | 13 | s.s. " Ansconia," of Liverpool, | Portland (Maine) | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Islington. |
| „ | 28 | s.s. " Sardinian," of Glasgow, 71,695. | Quebec | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| June | 1 | s.s. " Galeka," of Southampton, 110,265. | Cape Town | 20 | Removed to Hospital at South ampton. |
| „ | 3 | s.s. " Comrie Castle," of London, 118,342. | Ditto | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Lisbon. |
| „ | 10 | s.s. " Montreal," of Liverpool, 113,373. | Montreal | 1 | Landed at Montreal. |
| „ | 10 | s.s. " Braemar Castle," of London, 108,381. | Cape Town | 16 | Landed at Southampton. |
| „ | 15 | s.s. " Themistocles," of Aberdeen, 129,349. | Brisbane | 4 | Patients recovered. |
| August | 10 | s.s. " Turakina," of Plymouth, 114,620. | Wellington | 4 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ | 16 | s.s. "Norseman," of Liverpool, 110,633. | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Sydney. |
| „ | 29 | s.s. "Medic," of Liverpool, 11,984 | Sydney | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| October | 11 | s.s. "Osterley," of Glasgow, 128,287 | Brisbane | 4 | 3 recovered, 1 proceeded to private residence. |
| „ | 23 | s.s. "Commonwealth," of London, 115,903. | Sydney | 1 | Allowed to land in London. |
| November | 17 | s.s. " Geelong," of London, 118,426 | Ditto | 2 | None. Patients recovered. |
| December | 9 | s.s. "Avon," of Grangemouth, 90,917. | Grangemouth | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ | 9 | s.s. "Orsova," of Glasgow, 128,278 | Brisbane | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Sydney. |
| Total | 175 | ||||