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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 XVIII.
TABLE XVIII.
Venereal Disease (cases on vessels arriving at Gravesend).
| Date. | Case. | No. of Cases | Rating. | Advice Given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918. | ||||
| Jan. 4 | Syphilis | 1 | Fireman | To attend Seamen's Hos |
| 4 | Ditto | l. | D.B. Seaman- | pital. Ditto |
| April 5 | Chancre | 1 | Chinese | Ditto |
| 5 | Bubo Soft Sore | 1 | Seaman | Ditto |
| „ 26 | Soft Sores | 1 | Fireman | Ditto |
| May 24 | Secondary Syphilis | 1 | A.B. | Ditto |
| 2 4 | Syphilis | 1 | Do. | Ditto |
| June 15 | Chancres | 2 | Firemen | To attend a hospital in London. |
| J uly 7 | Gleet. Right Inguinal Bubo | 1 | Fireman | To attend Gravesend Hos |
| 7 | Soft Chancre and Bubo | 1 | Seaman | pital. To attend Seamen's Hos |
| „ 7 | Syphilis | 2 | Lascars | pital. To attend Gravesend Hos |
| „ 21 | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Lascar | pital. Ditto |
| „ 21 | Ditto | 2 | Seamen | Ditto |
| „ 21 | Gleet | 1 | Fireman | To attend a hospital until cured. |
| Aug. 7 | Syphilitic Bubo | 1 | A.B. | To attend Seamen's Hos |
| 8 | Syphilis | 2 | Firemen | pital. To attend Gravesend Hos |
| Sept. 27 | Gonorrhœa | 3 | Passengers | pital. To consult Specialist. |
| Nov. 3 | Syphilis | 1 | Gunner | To attend a hospital in London. |
| 3 | Ditto | 1 | Seaman | Ditto |
| „ 25 | Ditto | 2 | Seamen | Landed at Malta. |
| „ 30 | Sores. Hard Chancre | 1 | Fireman | To attend Seamen's Hos pital. |
| Dec. 2 | Syphilis | 2 | Seamen | Ditto |
| „ 17 | Venereal Sore | 1 | Lascar | Treated by Ship's Surgeon |
| Total | 31 | |||
In every case which came under the notice of the Medical Officers or Inspectors,
the patient was advised to attend at one of the Treatment Centres for Venereal Diseases.