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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Enteric Fever—
Date. 1919. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
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Brought forward | 16 | |||
Aug. 2 | s.s. "Millpool," of West Hartlepool. | Mauritius | 5 | Landed at Aden and Port Said. |
,, 7 | s.s. "Warwickshire," of Liverpool, 112,458. | Fremantle - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
,, 13 | s.s. "Glenapp," of Glasgow, 141,887. | Singapore - | 1 | Landed at Suez. |
,, 17 to Nov. 11 | Training Ship "Cornwall" | - | 28 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
,, 23 | s.s. "Manchurian Prince" | New Orleans- | 1 | Ditto. |
Sept. 6 | s.s. "Manora" | Rangoon | 1 | Remained on board. |
,, 6 | s.s. "Sardinia," of Glasgow | Sydney | 2 | Removed to hospital at Islington. |
,, 8 | s.s. "Kashgar," of Greenock, 128,254. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Aden. |
,, 8 | s.s. "Siretul" (Roumanian) | Alexandria - | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
,, 9 | s.s "Manora," of Glasgow, 133,129. | Bombay | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
,, 23 | Canal boat "Sandford." reg. Brentford, No. 352. | Hammersmith | 1 | Removed to hospital at Hammersmith. |
Oct. 5 | s.s. "Somali," of Greenock, 114,056. | Melbourne - | 1 | Landed at Port Said. |
,, 10 | s.s. "Clan McKinlay," of Glasgow, 141,890. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Suez. |
,, 18 | s.s. "Roila" | Cuba - | 1 | Landed at Las Palmas. |
,, 23 | s.s. "Roda," of London, 143,087. | Melbourne - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
,, 25 | s.s. "Rvvarden" | Norway | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
,, 25 | s.s. "Minia," of London, 56,762. | N. Atlantic - | 3 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
,, 29 | s.s. "Rvvarden" | Norway | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
Nov. 4 | s.s. "Minia," of London, 56,762. | N. Atlantic - | 2 | Ditto. |
,, 22 | s.s. "Boonah," of London, 139,007. | Sydney | 1 | Isolated on board. |
,, 30 | s.s. "Highland Laddie," of London, 129,082. | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
Dec. 17 | s.s. "Highland Glen," of London, 129,139. | Ditto | 2 | Ditto. |
,, 23 | s.s. "Manora," of Glasgow, 133,129. | Bombay | 1 | Died on board. |
,, 23 | s.s. "Australia." of London, 136,740. | Ditto - | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
,, 8 | s.s. "Prinz Ludwig " | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. | |
Total | 77 |
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.