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City of London 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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Enteric Fever— continued.

Date. 1919.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of Cases.How dealt with.
Brought forward16
Aug. 2s.s. "Millpool," of West Hartlepool.Mauritius5Landed at Aden and Port Said.
,, 7s.s. "Warwickshire," of Liverpool, 112,458.Fremantle -1Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital.
,, 13s.s. "Glenapp," of Glasgow, 141,887.Singapore -1Landed at Suez.
,, 17 to Nov. 11Training Ship "Cornwall"-28Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital.
,, 23s.s. "Manchurian Prince"New Orleans-1Ditto.
Sept. 6s.s. "Manora"Rangoon1Remained on board.
,, 6s.s. "Sardinia," of GlasgowSydney2Removed to hospital at Islington.
,, 8s.s. "Kashgar," of Greenock, 128,254.Bombay1Landed at Aden.
,, 8s.s. "Siretul" (Roumanian)Alexandria -1Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
,, 9s.s "Manora," of Glasgow, 133,129.Bombay1Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital.
,, 23Canal boat "Sandford." reg. Brentford, No. 352.Hammersmith1Removed to hospital at Hammersmith.
Oct. 5s.s. "Somali," of Greenock, 114,056.Melbourne -1Landed at Port Said.
,, 10s.s. "Clan McKinlay," of Glasgow, 141,890.Calcutta1Landed at Suez.
,, 18s.s. "Roila"Cuba -1Landed at Las Palmas.
,, 23s.s. "Roda," of London, 143,087.Melbourne -1Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital.
,, 25s.s. "Rvvarden"Norway1Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
,, 25s.s. "Minia," of London, 56,762.N. Atlantic -3Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital.
,, 29s.s. "Rvvarden"Norway1Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
Nov. 4s.s. "Minia," of London, 56,762.N. Atlantic -2Ditto.
,, 22s.s. "Boonah," of London, 139,007.Sydney1Isolated on board.
,, 30s.s. "Highland Laddie," of London, 129,082.Buenos Ayres1Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital.
Dec. 17s.s. "Highland Glen," of London, 129,139.Ditto2Ditto.
,, 23s.s. "Manora," of Glasgow, 133,129.Bombay1Died on board.
,, 23s.s. "Australia." of London, 136,740.Ditto -1Landed at Colombo.
,, 8s.s. "Prinz Ludwig "1Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital.
Total77

ENTERIC FEVER.
An outbreak of Enteric Fever occurred on the Training Ship "Cornwall,"
beginning in August. Cases were admitted to Denton Hospital, on the 17th August
seven, 20th August two, 2nd September two, 6th September six, 15th-24th September
five, 25th October one, 27th November five; all except one of the 28 cases admitted
were found to be Enteric Fever.
Mixed vaccine was given to most of the ship's complement in September. Of the
later cases two had been inoculated within ten days of their admission, three some
weeks before the attack, one proved not to be a case of Enteric Fever, and two were
amongst the uninoculated.
Serum reactions, taken before inoculation was begun, showed four of the cases to
be of the nature of Paratyphoid A.