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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. | Brought forward | 56 | ||
| Aug. 4 | s.s. "Llandovery Castle," of London, 135,302. | Durban | 2 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| ,, 4 | Sydney | 1 | Remained at work on board. | |
| ,, 9 | s.s. "Chinkoa," of Glasgow, 128,943 - | Karachi | 3 | 2 cases landed at Aden ; 1 died, and body landed at Suez. |
| ,, 9 | s.s. "Llanstephan Castle," of London, 135,315. | Cape Town | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| ,, 11 | s.s. "Ceramic," of Liverpool, 135,474 - | Sydney | Removed to Devonport Hospital. | |
| ,, 11 | s.s. "Balmoral Castle," of London, 129,074. | Durban | 1 | Remained at work on board. |
| ,, 14 | Africa | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| „ 19 | s.s. " Toyama Maru" (Japanese) | Yokohama | 1 | Remained at work on board. |
| Sept. 4 | Natal | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. | |
| ,,, 5 | s.s. " Pomeranian," of Glasgow, 85,193 | Montreal | 1 | Allowed to proceed home. |
| ,, 22 | Sydney | 1 | Remained on board at work. | |
| Oct. 11 | s.s. " Explorer," of Liverpool, 131,295 | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| ,, 15 | New York | 1 | Left vessel in London. | |
| ,, 20 | s.s. "Rotorua," of Plymouth, 124,587 | Wellington | 1 | Died on board. |
| ,, 27 | s.s. " Salsette," of Greenock, 127,538 | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Nov. 9 | s.s. "Kenilworth Castle," of London, 118,433. | Durban | 1 | Ditto. |
| ,, 11 | s.s. " Arzila," of Liverpool, 124,097 | Morocco | 1 | Left vessel in London. |
| ,, 17 | s.s. "Moldavia," of Greenock, 117,392 | Sydney | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 22 | s.s. "Braemar Castle," of London, 108,381. | 1 | Removed to Poplar Hospital. | |
| Dec. 10 | s.s. " Persia," of Greenock, 109,258 | Bombay | 1 | Left vessel in London. |
| ,, 16 | s.s. "Highland Rover," of London, 129,067. | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Died on board. |
| „ 29 | s.s. "Turakina," of Plymouth, 114,620 | Auckland | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| ,, 29 | s.s. "Balmoral Castle," of London, 129,074. | Durban | 3 | Ditto. |
| Total | 85 |
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
On arrival of the s.s. " Mooltan," of Greenock, 117,397, from Sydney, on the 8th
March, 1915, the baker was found to be suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The patient left the vessel in Tilbury Dock, and his name and address were notified
to the Medical Officer of Health concerned.
The infected cabin was disinfected.
The s.s. "Minnehaha," of Belfast, 110,520, arrived from New York on the 13th
October. The ship's cook was found to be suffering with well marked symptoms of
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and he had made many voyages in the ship. The
undesirability of a man suffering from marked symptoms of that disease, being engaged
in the preparation of articles of food, is sufficiently obvious.