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A child was also landed at Plymouth, having been taken ill on the 26th January—the
diagnosis was Chicken-pox. All names and addresses of passengers landing were taken
and notified to the various Medical Officers of Health, and the vessel and effects were
thoroughly disinfected by this Authority. The vessel was kept under daily observation
while in the Port.
The s.s. "Worcestershire," of Liverpool, 118,126, arrived from Rangoon on the
10th March, having landed a case of Small-pox at Colombo on the 9th February. All
necessary disinfection was carried out, and no further case occurred. The Native crew
and part of European crew were vaccinated. On arrival at Gravesend all on board were
well.
The s.s. " Bencleuch," of Leith, 109,605, arrived from Calcutta on the 6th March,
having landed a case of Small-pox there. All necessary disinfection was carried out,
and the crew were vaccinated. No further case occurred. All on board were well on
arrival at Gravesend.
On arrival of the s.s. " City of Birmingham,"of Liverpool, 131,397, from Calcutta,
on the 14th March, it was ascertained that a case of Small-pox had been landed at
Colombo on the 17th February. All necessary disinfection was carried out, and no
further case occurred. On arrival at Gravesend all on board were found to be well. As
a precautionary measure, however, I had the vessel kept under daily observation while
in the Port.
The s.s. "Barotse,"of London, 112,825, arrived from Melbourne on the 13th March,
having landed a case of Small-pox at Aden on the 30th January. All necessary
disinfection was carried out, and the crew were vaccinated. No further case occurred,
and on arrival at Gravesend all on board were well.
The s.s. "City of London," of Glasgow, 124,162, arrived from Calcutta on the
2nd April, having landed two cases of Small-pox at Colombo on the 11th March. All
necessary disinfection was carried out there, and the European and Native crew were
vaccinated. No further cases occurred, and on arrival at Gravesend all on board were
found to be well.
The s.s. "Malakand," of Liverpool, 120,907, arrived at Gravesend on the 2nd
April, 1915, from Calcutta, and reported the landing of a case of Small-pox at Suez on
the 19th March. All necessary disinfection was carried out there. The Native crew
were vaccinated at Calcutta.
On the 2nd April, a Lascar was found to have a rash, but no fever. The disease
was diagnosed as Chicken-pox, and the man was isolated on board the vessel.
On the 21st April, two more cases of Chicken-pox were discovered on this vessel,
and isolated on board.
As the cases observed since arrival have been Chicken-pox, it is probable that the,
patient landed at Suez was also suffering from this disease, and not Small-pox.
The s.s. "City of Durham," of Liverpool, 131,317, arrived at Gravesend on the 21st
April, from Singapore having lauded a case of Small-pox there on the 8th March. All
necessary disinfection was carried out, and the whole crew (European and Native) were
vaccinated. No further cases occurred, and all were well on arrival at Gravesend.
The s.s. "Clan Cumming," of Glasgow, 108,797, arrived on the 22nd April, from
Coconada, having landed a case of Small-pox at Galle on the 11th March. All
necessary disinfection was carried out, and the crew vaccinated. No further case
occurred, and all were well on arrival at Gravesend.