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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VII.
Diphtheria.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918. | ||||
| Jan. 30 | Training Ship "Exmouth," Grays | 1 | Removed to Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| April 8 | Ditto ditto | 1 | Ditto. ' | |
| „ 9 | H.M.S. "President," VictoriaEmbankment | 1 | Removed to Stockwell Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| May 8 | Dockmaster's House, Shadwel Pier Head | 1 | Removed to Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| „ 23 | s.s. "Terresias " St. John s | 2 | Military cases. | |
| June 6 | s.s. "City o£ Marseilles," of Montreal Liverpool, 135,436 | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 6 | Training Ship "Arethusa," Pur fleet | 1 | Removed to Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| „ 19 | Dockmaster's House, Surrey Commercial Dock | 1 | Removed to South-Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| „ 24 | s.s. "Cassandra,' of Glasgow | Montreal | 1 | Military case. |
| „ 29 | s.s. "Bolton Castle" | Baltimore | 1 | Removed to South-Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). |
| Sept. 10 | s.s. "H. C. Folger" | Philadelphia | 1 | Transferred to U.S. " Minneapolis." |
| Oct. 5 | Royal Albert Dock | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| „ 5 | Training Ship "Exmouth," Grays | 1 | Removed to Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| „ 28 to Nov. 15 | Ditto ditto | 7 | Ditto. | |
| Nov. 25 | Training Ship "Arethusa," Greenhithe | 1 | Ditto. | |
| Dec. 9 | Ditto ditto | 1 | Ditto. | |
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TABLE VIII. Scarlet Fever.
| Date. 1918. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918. | ||||
| Jan. 23 | Training Ship "Arethusa," Gre | enhithe - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| March 26 | s.s. "Knight Templar," of Liverpool, 120,900. | New York | 1 | Removed to Military Hospital. |
| May 27 | s.s. "Rhesus," of Liverpool, 131,363. | Philadelphia - | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 27 | s.s. "Waitemata" | Galveston | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, |
| June 15, | s.s. "Themistocles," of Aberdeen, 129,349. | New York | 1 | Military case. |
| July 4 | s.s. Cassandra," of Glasgow, 124,130. | Montreal | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Dec. 6 | H.M.S. "Ebro"- | 1 | Ditto. | |
| „ 17 | s.s. "Conway " | Barcelona | 1 | Ditto. |
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