Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Measles and German Measles— continued.
Date. 1918 | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
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1918. | Brought | forward | 161 | |
Sept. 10 | s.s. "Khvber," of Liverpool, 135,564. | New York | 1 | Military case. |
„ 10 | s.s. "Titau" | Baltimore | 10 | Ditto. |
„ 10 | s.s. "Cardiganshire" | Boston | 28 | Ditto. |
„ 10 | Reyal Albert Dock | 5 | Removed to South Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.) | |
Nov. 15 | s.s. "Bakara" | Sydney | 15 | Military cases. |
Dec. 2 | s.s. "Tyndareus," of Liverpool, 137,527. | Hong Kong | 1 | Isolated on board. |
„ 6 | s.s. "Zealandic | Melbourne | 40 | Military cases. |
260 | ||||
Measles | 256 | |||
German Measles | 4 | |||
Total | 260 |
TABLE X.
Chicken-pox.
Date. | Name of Vessel. Port of Registry, and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
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1918. | ||||
Feb. 28 | s.s. "Nagoya." of Greenock, 135,323. | Bombay | 2 | Landed at Port Said. |
April 2 | Training Ship " Worcester," Green the | 5 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. | |
3 | s.s. "Woolwich Belle," of London, 98,936. | Laid up in West India Dock. | 5 | Isolated on board. |
May 10 | s.s. "Agamemnon," of Liverpool | Lisbon | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
June 7 | s.s. "Nagoya," of Greenock, 135,323. | Bombay | 2 | Isolated on board. |
J uly 9 | s.s. ''Waimana," of Southampton, 131,795. | Montreal | 4 | Removed to Military Hospital. |
Aug. 24 | s.s. "Stockport," of Grimsbv, 132,111. | Boulogne | 1 | Removed to South Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). |
20 |
TABLE XI. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.
Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
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1918. | ||||
Oct. 8 | s.s. "Marathon," of Aberdeen, 118,184. | Melbourne | 3 | Removed to Military Hospital. |
Dec. 6 | s.s. "Zealandic" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. |
4 |