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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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Venereal Disease—
| Date. 1919. | Case. | No. of Cases. | Rating. | Advice Given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 17 | Brought forward Gonorrhoea and Rheumatism | 155 | Engineer | To attend Seamen's Hos pitai. |
| 26 | Ditto | 1 | Cook | Ditto. |
| 28 | Chancre | 3 | Seamen | Ditto. |
| 28 | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Seaman | Ditto. |
| 28 | Chancre and Bubo | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| Nov. 2 | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Seaman | To Royal Infirmary, Edin burgh. |
| 3 | Ditto | 3 | Seamen | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| 7 | Syphilis | 1 | Seaman | Ditto. |
| 11 | Gonorrhoeal Orchitis | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 12 | Soft Chancre | 3 | Seamen | Treated on board. |
| 17 | Ditto | 2 | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| 18 | Venereal Bubo | 1 | Native | Treated on board. |
| 20 | Syphilis | 1 | Fireman | To attend a hospital. |
| 29 | Gonorrhoea | 2 | Firemen | Ditto. |
| 29 | Syphilis | 1 | Seaman | Ditto. |
| 29 | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 30 | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| Dec. 4 | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | To Grav.esend Hospital. |
| 5 | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Fireman | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| 8 | Venereal Bubo | 1 | Crew - | Ditto. |
| 8 | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 8 | Syphilis | 2 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 10 | Venereal Bubo | 1 | Fireman | To attend a hospital. |
| 10 | Soft Sore and Bubo | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 11 | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Ditto- | Ditto. |
| 11 | Chancre | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 15 | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Seaman | Ditto. |
| 23 | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 23 | Venereal Bubo | 1 | Native | Ditto. |
| 23 | Gonorrhoea - | 2 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 29 | Venereal Bubo | 1 | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| 30 | Syphilis | 3 | Crew - | To Greenwich Hospital. |
| 30 | Gonorrhoea - | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| Total | 200 |
VENEREAL DISEASES.
In January, your Medical Officer recommended that the contribution of the Port
Sanitary Authority to the Venereal Diseases Clinic at the Royal Albert Dock Hospital
be continued and increased to 400l, i.e., one-third of the estimated cost of the Centre,
an increase bringing the net annual expenditure of the Port Sanitary Authority from
751, to 100?.
TABLE XXIIL—B ERI -B ERI
| Date. 1919. | Name of Vessel. Port of Registry and Official No. | Where fiom. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 20 | s.s. " Chakrata," of Glasgow, 133,109. | Calcutta | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 23 | s.s. " Knight Templar," of Liverpool, 120,900. | Dalny | 1 | Ditto. |
| Sept. 6 | s.s. " Hellas " (Norwegian) | Bangkok | 1 | Died on board. |
| Nov. 22 | s.s. " Altai Maru" (Japan) | Kobe | 1 | Treated on board. |
| Dec. 11 | s.s. ' Ajax," of Liverpool, 113,395. | Shanghai | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 28 | s.s. " Clan Robertson," of | Calcutta | 1 | Ditto. |
| Glasgow, 108,684. | ||||
| Total | 6 |