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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE IX.—Scarlet Fever.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919. June 7 | s.s. " Trafford Hall," of Liverpool, 120,906. | Calcutta | I | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| July 14 | s.s. " Balmoral Castle," of London, 129,074. | Sydney | I | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Dec. 2 | s.s. " Neuralia," of Glasgow, 133.081. | Bombay | I | Taken ill at home. |
| „ 13 | s.s. " Demosthenes," of Aberdeen, 129,362. | Brisbane | I | Treated on board. |
| Total | 4 | |||
TABLE X.—Measles.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919. Feb. 17 | s.s. " Manora," of Glasgow, 133,129. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. | ||
| 26 | s.s. " Chanda," of Glasgow, 121,308. | Outward Bound | Treated on board. | |||
| March 1 | s.s. " Manora," of Glasgow, 133,129. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. | ||
| 10 | s.s. " Chanda," of Glasgow7, 121,308. | Ditto | Treated on board. | |||
| May 2 | s.s. "Ormonde," of Glasgow, 141,866. | Ditto | 1 | Highbury Nursing Home. | ||
| 20 | s.s. " Loyalty," of Bombav, 98,887. | Ditto | 1 | Marseilles. | ||
| June 7 | s.s. " Indarra," of Fre mantle. | Ditto | 1 | Proceeded home. | ||
| 7 | s.s. " Margha," of Glasgow, 141,876. | Ditto | 1 | Plymouth. | ||
| 18 | Training Ship " Worcester " | Greenhithe | 1 | Ship's. On shore. | ||
| Aug. 3 7 | s.s. " Eduard Woermann " s.s. " Sicilia," of Glasgow, 113,933. | Cape Town Bombay | 30 1 | Landed at Rotterdam. Isolated on board. | ||
| Oct. 21 | s.s. " Highland Rover," of London, 129,067. | Buenos Ayres | Ditto. | |||
| 31 | s.s. " Egypt," of Greenock, 105,58i. | Singapore | 1 | Removed to M.A.B. Hospital. | ||
| Nov. 4 | s.s. " Orsovo," of Glasgow, 128,278. | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Toulon. | ||
| 22 | s.s. " Saxonia," of Liverpool, 110,648. | New York | 3 | Landed at Havre. | ||
| 28 | Ditto | Ditto | 3 | Proceeded home. | ||
| Dec. 9 | s.s. " Prinz Ludwig," of London, 143,122. | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Plymouth | ||
| 13 | s.s. " Demosthenes," of Aberdeen, 129,362. | Brisbane | 1 | Isolated on board. | ||
| Total | 52 | |||||
TABLE XL—German Measles.
| Date. 1919. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16 | s.s. " Dufferin " | Bombay | 1 | Isolated on board. |
| Nov. 22 | s.s. " Boonah," of London, 139,007. | Sydney | 2 | Ditto. |
| Dec. 9 | s.s. " Prinz Ludwig," of London, 143,122. | Ditto | 4 | Landed at Plymouth |
| Total | 7 | |||