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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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XIII.
(M easles.)
| Date. | No. of Cases. | Date. | No. of Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916. | 1916. | ||
| Jan. 4 | 4 | Brought forward | 65 |
| „ 11 | 16 | Aug. 24 | 13 |
| „ 13 | 1 | „ 28 | 1 |
| „ 14 | 6 | „ 29 | 23 |
| „ 27 | 1* | Sept. 4 | 1 |
| „ 27 | 3 | „ 8 | 1 |
| March 13 | 1 | „ 11 | 2 |
| „ 24 | 1† | „ 12 | 180 |
| April 12 | 1† | „ 13 | 25 |
| „ 27 | 1 | „ 15 | 66 |
| May 12 | 2 | „ 29 | 1 |
| 24 | 2 | Oct. 5 | 7 |
| June 11 | 1* | „ 9 | 11 |
| „ 13 | 4 | „ 14 | 1 |
| „ 24 | 1* | ,. 14 | 1 |
| „ 26 | 1 | „ 20 | 20 |
| „ 27 | 1 | „ 30 | 3 |
| July 8 | 12 | Nov. 10 | 5 |
| „ 19 | 1 | „ 22 | 7 |
| „ 30 | 1 | „22 | 1* |
| Aug. 8 | 1 | „ 23 | 1 |
| „ 8 | 1† | „ 24 | 400 |
| „ 10 | 1 | Dec. 1 | 1 |
| „ 19 | 1† | ||
| Forward | 65 | Total | 836 |
Marked * were removed to Denton Hospital. Marked † were removed to Metropolitan and local Hospitals.
The remainder had been landed or dealt with before arrival of the vessel in the Thames.