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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
City of London 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915. | Carried £o rward | 38 | ||
| Mar. 26 | East India Dock, Main Entrance, Firemen's Quarters. | 1 | Isolated at home. | |
| April 16-22 | Training Ship " Worcester," lyingo ff Greenhithe | 14 | Removed to Ship's hospital on shore. | |
| 9 | East India Dock, Firemen's Quarters | 2 | Isolated at home. | |
| „ 13 | s.s. "Kashgar," of Greenock, 128,654. | Calcutta | 1 | Recovered. |
| „ 22 | s.s. "Runic," of Liverpool, 113,441 | Sydney | 2 | Landed at Suez. |
| May 1 | s.s. "Forth," of Grangemouth, 90,902. | 1 | Removed to Seamen's hospital, Greenwich. | |
| ,, 4 | s.s. " Shropshire," of London, 132,607. | Sydney | 16 | Removed to Suez Military hospital. |
| ,, 7 | s.s. "Sicilian," of Glasgow, 111,225 | St. Johns | 3 | Allowed to proceed home. |
| ,, 8 | s.s. "Kaisar-I-Hind," of Greenock, 128,653. | Bombay | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary hospital. |
| ,, 8 | Training Ship " Exmouth," lying off Grays | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 27 | s.s. " Orontes," of Glasgow. 115,707. | Brisbane | 13 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 28 | s.s. " Citv of York," of Glasgow, 119,100. | Calcutta | 1 | Allowed to proceed home. |
| June 7 | s.s. " Copenhagen," of Harwich, 123,935. | Rotterdam | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary hospital. |
| „ 19 | s.s. " Sicilian," of Glasgow, 111,225. | Montreal | 4 | Allowed to proceed home. |
| „ 25 | Training Ship " Exmouth," lying off Grays | 1 | Removed to Ship's hospital on shore. | |
| July 14 | s.s. " Turakina," of Plymouth, 114,620. | Wellington | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Aug. 6-11 | Training Ship "Exmouth," lying | off Grays | 17 | Removed to Homerton and Joyce Green hospitals. |
| ,, 3 | Cape Town | 3 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. | |
| „ 25 | s.s. "Orsova," of Glasgow, 128,278 | Brisbane | 105 | 1 removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. 104 landed at Plymouth. |
| Sept. 7 | Sydney | 1 | Allowed to proceed home convalescent. | |
| Oct. 4 | s.s. "Morea," of Glasgow, 128,235 | Do. | 8 | 7 cases landed at Port Said, and 1 left vessel in London convalescent. |
| ,, 15 | Brisbane | 8 | Landed at Plymouth. | |
| „ 15 | s.s. "Balmoral Castle,"of London, 129,074. | Natal | 4 | Ditto. |
| ,, 18 | s.s. " Maloja," of Belfast, 132,012 | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Port Said. |
| „ 20 | s.s. " Rotoruaof Plymouth, 124,587. | Wellington | 2 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| ,, 25 | Sydney | 12 | Left vessel in London convalescent. | |
| Nov. 8 | s.s. " Osterley," of Glasgow, 128,287. | Brisbane | 31 | Landed at Suez. |
| „ 17 | Sydney | 13 | Landed at Aden. | |
| 22 | Montreal | 20 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. | |
| „ 27 | s.s. " Siciliau," of Glasgow, 111,225. | Do. | 2 | Allowed to proceed home with parents. |
| Dec. 11 | s.s. "Arawa," of Southampton. 124,461. | Wellington | 6 | 2 cases removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. 4 recovered. |
| „ 17 | s.s. " Finland " (U.S.A.) | New York | 2 | Left vessel in London, convalescent. |
| Total | 337 | |||