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City of London 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE v.—Cholera.
| Date. 1919. | Name of Vessel, Port of Reg1stry. and Off1c1al No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt w1th. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29 | s.s. "Japan," of 98,349. | Bombay | 7 | 1 case removed to Port San1tary Hosp1tal. 6 cases landed at Port Sa1d. |
| Apr1l 4 | s.s. "Chupra," of Glasgow, 121,321. | Calcutta | 1 | None. D1ed. Bur1ed at sea. |
| Sept. 13 | s.s. "Eden Hall," of L1verpool, 87,841. | Novoross1sk | 1 | Landed at Novoross1sk. |
| Total | 9 | |||
The cases or supposed Cholera ou s.s. "Japan are noted under the head1ng" Plague.
CHOLEBA.
s.s. "Chupra" arr1ved from Calcutta on the 4th Apr1l, 1919. On the 2nd March
a sold1er was taken 1ll w1th D1arrhoea of sudden onset, and d1ed the same day. No
further 1nformat1on was obta1nable. Pat1ent had compla1ned of symptoms suggest1ng
"ptoma1ne" po1son1ng at Calcutta prev1ously to leav1ng that port.
The pat1ent was put 1nto the sh1p's hosp1tal, and later the body was bur1ed at sea.
All 1nfected effects were dumped. Troop decks and hosp1tal were d1s1nfected.
s.s. "Eden Hall" arr1ved from Novoross1sk on the 10th September. Dur1ng
the last week 1n July two A.B. 's were taken 1ll w1th D1arrhoea, and taken to hosp1tal
at Novoross1sk as poss1ble cases of Cholera. The men were left 1n hosp1tal, but the
1llness appears to have been of a m1ld nature and both were convalescent when sh1p
left.
TABLE V1.—Small-pox.
| Date. 1919. | Name of Vessel, Port of Reg1stry and Off1c1al No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt w1th. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 17 | s.s. "Manora," of Glasgow, 133,129. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Aden. |
| „ 17 | s.s. "C1ty of L1ncoln," of L1verpool, 131,377. | D1tto | l | Landed at Colombo. |
| March 1 | s.s. "Manora," of Glasgow, 133129. | D1tto | 1 | Aden. |
| „ 18 | s.s. "Sard1n1a," of Glasgow, 115,696. | Sydney | 2 | Marse1lles 1. 1 d1ed and body bur1ed at sea. |
| Apr1l 4 | s.s. "Chupra," of Glasgow, 121,321. | Calcutta | 1 | Aden. |
| 9 | s.s. "Clan Ke1th," of Glasgow, 136,654. | Ch1ttagoug | l | Galle. |
| 17 | s.s. "Herefordsh1re," of L1verpool, 120,903. | Rangoon | 1 | Bombay. |
| „ 17 | s.s. "H1ghland Ladd1e," of London, 129,080. | — | 1 | R1o de Janeiro. |
| 24 | s.s. "Culna," of Glasgow, 124,164. | Bombay | 6 | Port San1tary. |
| May 2 | s.s. "Ormonde," of Glasgow, 141,866. | D1tto | 1 | Plymouth. |
| 8 | s.s. "Manaar," of L1verpool, 140,530. | Calcutta | 1 | Suez. |
| 8 | s.s. "Stork," of London, 118,473. | Naples | 1 | Hammersm1th. |
| 12 | s.s. "Cantabr1a " (Spa1n) | Oporto | 1 | Seamen's, Greenw1ch. |
| „ 14 | s.s. "Suev1c," of L1verpool, 113,456. | Auckland Suspected - | 6 5 | Suez 2, G1braltar 3, Southampton 2, Port San1tary 2. |
| „ 16 | s.s. "Burma," of Glasgow, 136,333. | Lyttelton | 1 | Aden. |
| 27 | s.s. "Gablonz," of Tr1este | Bombay | 1 | Port Sa1d. |
| June 1 | s.s. "Karroo," of South Sh1elds, 133,310. | Calcutta | 1 | Colombo. |
| Carr1ed | forward | 33 |