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City of London 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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"2. Powers similar to those exercised on plague-infected ships are needed in
dealing with rat-ridden ships in general, to bring about reduction or extermination
of rats thereon.
"3. The ship is eminently a 'building' from which rats can by suitable
measures be exterminated rather than driven off to other quarters.
"4. Food damage and destruction on ships is in the total very large."
Representation was made accordingly.
An amending Order, dated March 26th, 1919, constitutes the Port Sanitary
Authority the "Local Authority" for the Port Sanitary District ashore, and extends
the provisions of the Order to any ship within the limits of the Port in like manner as
nearly as may be as if it were a building.
TABLE XXV.
HOSPITAL.
Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c. Patients remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1917 1
| Admitted. | Discharged | Died, | Remaining under treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cholera (suspected) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plague | 8 | 7 | I | 0 |
| Plague (suspected) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Small-pox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Continued Fever | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erysipelas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicken-pox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Diseases | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 56 | 51 | 3 | 3 |
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1918 - - - - 3'
Total number of days treatment during the year .... 1,074
Average number of days treatment for each case ■ 18*84
Average daily number of patients in Hospital .... 6'40
Average daily cost of maintenance per patient ... 2s. 1 '6d.
Average total cost of maintenance per patient - - - £1 18s. 10c?.