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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 XVII.—I nfluenza.
| Date. 1919. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. o Cases | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 31 | H.M.O.T. " Warrenee " | — | 6 | Military cases. |
| „ | 14 | s.s. " City of Shanghai," of Liverpool, 140,533. | Calcutta | 3 | Landed at Port Said. |
| „ | 15 | s.s. " Ambassador," of Newcastle, 106,618. | Tyne | 4 | Military cases. |
| „ | 20 | s.s. " Royal Scott," of Leith, 129,399. | Boulogne | 24 | Ditto. |
| Feb. | 22 | s.s. " P. Claris," of Barcelona. | — | 2 | Rotherhithe Infirmary. |
| „ | 25 | s.s. " Hillingdon," of London, 135,130. | Tyne | 1 | Gravesend (Military). |
| „ | 28 | s.s. " Nankin," of Greenock, 131,857. | Bombay | 1 | None. Treated on board. |
| March | 5 | s.s. " Magna," of London, 139,157. | Cape Town - | 70 | Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich . Some cases isolated on board. |
| „ | 5 | s.s. " Australrange " - | Albany | 1 | Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ | 11 | s.s. " Shropshire," of London, 132,607. | — | 1 | Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | 15 | s.s. " Glendene," of Newcastle, 131,839. | San Nicholas | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 17 | s.s. " Intaba," of Aberdeen, 129,345. | Cape Town | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 24 | s.s. " Australrange," of Sydney. | - | 1 | Seamen's Hospital. Greenwich. |
| „ | 24 | H.M.S. " Wahine " - | - | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 24 | s.s. " Barima " - | Malaga- | 1 | None. Isolated on board. |
| April | 2 | s.s. " Borda," of Greenock, 135,340. | Sydney | 7 | None. Died on board. |
| „ | 3 | s.s. " Italian Prince," of Newcastle, 101,836. | Dunkirk | 1 | None. Proceeded home. |
| „ | 17 | s.s. " Frienfels " | Basra | 50 | Some isolated on board. Some Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | 24 | s.s. " Newby Hall," of Liverpool, 120,848. | Middlesbrough | 1 | Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | 24 | s.s. " Laurel Branch "- | Hull | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 28 | s.s. " Newby Hall," of Liverpool, 120,848. | Middlesbrough | 1 | Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | 28 | s.s. " Laurel Branch," of Sunderland, 114,654. | Hull | 1 | Ditto. |
| May | 6 | s.s. " Saxonia," of Liverpool, 110,648. | New York | 6 | 5 convalescent on arrival. 1 Tilbury Cottage Hospital. |
| „ | 16 | s.s. " Santa Theresa," of Liverpool, 135,578. | Forcados | 10 | Las Palmas 6. 4 isolated on board. |
| „ | 19 | s.s. " Malta," of Greenock, 102,398. | Bombay | 1 | Died on board. |
| „ | 23 | s.s. " Tyr " | Gefle | 3 | None. Isolated on board. |
| „ | 30 | s.s. " Chindwara," of London, 128,930. | Middlesbrough | 3 | Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| June | 10 | s.s. " Canberra," of Melbourne. | Bombay | 1 | None. Died on board. |
| „ | 11 | s.s. " Delta," of Belfast, 120,709. | Ditto | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ | 14 | s.s. " Ingoma," of Liverpool, 135,475. | Durban | 260 | Rotterdam (10 deaths). |
| „ | 16 | s.s. " Field-Marshall," of London, 142,385. | Ditto | 140 | Landed at Rotterdam. 6 deaths. |
| „ | 18 | s.s. " Clematis," of North Shields, 109,887. | River Plate | 1 | Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Carried forward | 606 | ||||