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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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TABLE XXL (Chicken-Pox.)
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official Number. | Where from. | Number of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915. | ||||
| Feb. 6 | s.s. " Cambrian," of West Hartlepool, 106,957. | Boston | 1 | Left vessel in London, convalescent. |
| „ 16 | s.s. " Arabia," of Greenock, 105,581, | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| March 4 | s.s. " Lindenfels," of London, 136,788. | Do. | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 5 | s.s. " Clan Alpine," of Glasgow, 111,232. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 16 | Royal Albert Docks | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Woolwich. | |
| „ 29 | s.s. '• City of Glasgow," of Glasgow, 121,304. | Madras | 3 | 1 case landed at Colombo. 2 cases isolated on board. |
| April 2 | s.s. " Malakand," of Liverpool, 120,907. | Calcutta | 1 | Isolated on board. |
| „ 13 | s.s. "Clan Macaulay," of Glasgow, 108,800. | Pt. de Galle | 2 | Landed at Aden. |
| „ 21 | s.s. " Malakand," of Liverpool, 120,907. | Calcutta | Isolated on board. | |
| May 26 | s.s. " Mandalay," of Glasgow, 108,755. | Rangoon | Ditto. | |
| June 9 | s.s. " Khiva," of Liverpool, 135,533. | Calcutta | 1 case landed at Madras, and 1 isolated on board. | |
| „ 11 | Training Ship " Warspite," Greenhithe. | lying off | Removed to ship's Hospital, on shore. | |
| July 23 | s.s. " Marathon," of Aberdeen, 118,184. | Brisbane | 2 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 30 | s.s. " Minnewaska," of Belfast, 124,674. | Alexandria | 1 | Allowed to proceed home, convalescent. |
| Aug. 4 | s.s. " Commonwealth," of London, 115,903. | Sydney | 5 | Landed at Cape Town. |
| „ 11 | s.s. " Balmoral Castle," of London, 129,074. | Durban | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Nov. 20 | s.s. " Umzumbi," of London, 118,392. | Beria | 4 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 23 | Training Ship "Warspite," lying off Greenhithe. | 4 | Removed to Ship's hospital on shore. | |
| „ 22 | s.s. " Corinthian," of Glasgow, 111,257. | Montreal | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 27 | s.s. "Saxon," of London, 112,713 | Durban | 2 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Total | 37 |
CHICKEN-POX.
On the 2nd March, information was received from the Branch Seamen's Hospital,
Royal Albert Dock, that a Native there, from the "Lindenfels," of London, 136,788,
was suffering from Chicken-pox, but that the disease was, however, suspicious of Smallpox.
The patient was immediately removed to Denton Hospital for observation. The
disease did not prove to be Small-pox, and the patient was discharged irom Hospital on
the 6th March. The Lascars' quarters and effects were disinfected by this Authority.
The vessel had been lying in the Royal Victoria Dock since the 11th January last, when
it arrived from Bombay.
On the 16th March, information was received from the Medical Officer of Health
for Woolwich, respecting a case of Chicken-pox, which was, however, suspicious of Smallpox.
The patient was a timekeeper for a firm in the Royal Albert Dock, and was seen
by the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich on the 12th March. Enquiries were
made in the dock, but the source of infection could not be traced.