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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 XII.—Chickenpox.
| Date. 1919. | Name of Vessel. Port of Registry aud Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29 | s.s. " St. Albans," of London, 129,108. | Bombay | 3 | 2 cases landed at Aden and 1 at Suez. | |
| March 1 | s.s. " Manora," of Glasgow, 133,129. | Ditto | 4 | Port Sanitary Hospital. | |
| 11 21 | Training Ship " Exmouth " s.s. " Markara," of Glasgow, 136,332. | Grays Bombay | 1 2 | South Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). 1 Gibraltar, 1 Port Sanitary Hospital. | |
| 22 | s.s. " Historian," of Liverpool, 105,364. | Calcutta | 1 | None. Isolated on board. | |
| April 4 | s.s. "War Panther," of London, 142,418. | Mauritius | 1 | Port Sanitary Hospital. | |
| 4 | s.s. " Chupra," of Glasgow, 121,321. | Calcutta | 2 | Aden. | |
| 24 | s.s. " Culna," of Glasgow, 124,164. | Bombay | 1 | Port Sanitary Hospital. | |
| May 3 4 | Ditto s.s. " Novara," of Greenock, 131,860. | Ditto Shanghai | 2 3 | Ditto. None. Isolated on board. | |
| 14 16 | s.s. " Teesta," of Glasgow, 115,777. s.s. " Dufferin " | Bombay Ditto | 1 1 | Marseilles. Isolated on board. | |
| 20 | Ditto ... | Ditto | 1 | Dartford Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| 24 | s.s. " Manora " | Ditto | 3 | None. Isolated on board. | |
| June 18 | s.s. " Export " | Rotterdam | 1 | Port Sanitary Hospital. | |
| April 3 | s.s. " Devanha " | 1 | Ditto. | ||
| July 17 | s.s. " Steersman," of London, 129,046. | Oporto | 1 | Landed at Lisbon. | |
| Aug. 20 | s.s. " Scotian," of Glasgow, 129,547. | Montreal | 1 | Proceeded home. | |
| Sept. 1 | Training Ship " Exmouth " | 1 | Removed to hospital at Tottenham. | ||
| 22' | s.s. " Cluny Castle," of London, 118,323. | Sydney | 1 | Treated on board. | |
| Oct. 2 | s.s. " Lucie Woermann," of London, 143,075. | Walfish Bay | 5 | Landed at Rotterdam. | |
| Nov. 3 | s.s. " Carisbrook Castle," of London, 108,351. | Cape Town | 1 | Proceeded home. | |
| 5 | s.s. " Warrior," of Liverpool, 120,873. | - | 1 | Treated on board. | |
| 13 | s.s. " Delta," of Belfast, 120,709. | Newcastle | 1 | Proceeded home. | |
| 15 | s.s. " Port Albany," of London, 136,676. | Sydney | 5 | Ditto. | |
| 17 | Training Ship " Exmouth " | - | 1 | Removed to Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.). | |
| 29 | s.s. " Indarra," of Fre mantle, 131,639. | Sydney | 2 | Proceeded home. | |
| Dec. 23 | s.s. " Delta," of Belfast, 120,709. | Bombay | 2 | Treated on board. | |
| Total | 50 | ||||
TABLE XIII.—Cerebrospinal Meningitis.
| Date. 1919. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, arid Official No. | Where from. | No. of Capes. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 10 | s.s. " Sir Redvers Buller " | Calais | 1 | South Western Hospital (M.A.B.). |
| Dec. 29 | s.s. " Tioga," of London, 132,668. | Barrow | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Stant'ordleHope. |
| Total | 2 |