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City of London 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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ERYSIPELAS.
The s.s. " Crimdon " (Swedish), arrived at Gravesend on the 1st November, when
the usual questions were put to the master, but his answers showed no illness on board.
On arrival in dock, the boatswain was found to be ailing, and was subsequently notified
as suffering from Erysipelas, and it would appear that the man had been ill for six or
seven days before arrival at Gravesend. The patient was properly isolated on board.
The master of the vessel was asked for an explanation of his failure to report this case,
and he replied that in his opinion the man was suffering from the " effects of a bad
cold," and as he was improving he did not think it serious enough to report. The
man resumed work, apparently all right. In view of the master's explanation, further
action was considered undesirable.
TABLE XVII.
(Continued Fever.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915. March 31 | s.s. "City of Madras," of Liverpool 118,015. | Singapore | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. |
| June 24 | s.s. "Ascania," of Liverpool, 131,342- | Alexandria | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| July 6 | s.s. "Zeta," of London, 95,416 - | Colon | 1 | Ditto. |
| Oct. 14 | s.s. "Kaisar-I-Hind," of Greenock, 128,653. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Aden. |
| 27 | s.s. "Pagenturm " (Interned German) | Karachi | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Dec. 7 | s.s. "Alcinous," of London, 110,636 | Manila | 1 | Ditto. |
| Total | 7 |
TABLE XVIII. (Pulmonary Tuberculosis.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official Number. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915. Jan. 5 | s.s. "Orsova," of Glasgow, 128,258 | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| ,, 19 | s.s. "Highland Corrie," of London, 129,117. | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Allowed to proceed home. |
| ,, 25 | s.s. " Khiva," of Liverpool, 135,533 - | Calcutta | 1 | Ditto. |
| Feb. 2 | s.s. " Italian," of London, 110,090 | East London | 1 | Removed to Brompton Hospital. |
| ,, 7 | s.s. " Opawa," of Plymouth, 124,566 - | Sydney | 1 | Allowed to proceed home. |
| ,, 9 | s.s. '' Plassy," of Glasgow, 109,259 - | Liverpool | 2 | Isolated in P. & O. Co.'s Shore Quarters, Royal Albert Dock. |
| ,, 15 March 1 | s.s. " Scottish Monarch," of Glasgow, 124,125 s.s. "Clan Fraser,"of Glasgow, 111,259 | St. John's Gal be | 1 1 | Allowed to proceed home. Landed at Malta. |
| ,, 2 | s.s. "Umvoti," of London, 105,857 - | Hull | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| ,, 4 | s.s. "Kaisar-I-Hind," of Greenock, 128,563. | Bombay | 1 | Ditto. |
| ,, 5 | Training Ship " Cornwall," lying off Purfleet | 1 | Removed to Ship's hospital on shore. | |
| ,, 5 | s.s. " Llanstephan Castle," of London, 135,315 | Durban | 2 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Forward | 14 |