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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Malaria—continued.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921. | Brought forward | 143 | ||
| Sept. 3 | s.s. "Gambia," of Liverpool, 137,484. | Lagos | 44 | Treated on board. |
| „ 21 | s.s. "Kalyan," of Liverpool, 137,449. | Kobe | 1 | Ditto. |
| Oct. 5 | s.s. "Mashobra," of Glasgow, 144,222. | Calcutta | 1 | Ditto. |
| ,, 5 | s.s. "Varzin," of London, 139,047. | Bombay | 3 | Landed at Bombay. |
| „ 10 | s.s. "Linmere," of Manchester, 135,357. | Opaba | 7 | Treated on board. |
| „ 11 | s.s. "Plassy," of Greenock, 109,259. | Bombay | 3 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 23 | s.s. "Borderer," of Liverpool, 119,188. | Rangoon | 1 | Landed at Rangoon. |
| Nov. 1 | s.s. "City of Rangoon,' of Liverpool, 135,582. | Karachi | 16 | Landed at Port Sudan. |
| „ 8 | s.s. "Egypt," of Greenock, 105,581. | Bombay | 1 | Treated on board. |
| „ 10 | s.s. "Sapele," of Liverpool, 124,076. | Calabar | 3 | Landed at Sierra Leone. |
| „ 17 | Ditto | Ditto | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 19 | s.s. "Kashgar," of Greenock, 128,654. | Calcutta | 1 | Treated on board. |
| „ 28 | s.s. "Celebes," of Amsterdam | Java | 3 | Ditto. |
| Dec. 2 | s.s. Warri," of Liverpool, 113,482. | Opobo | 17 | Ditto. |
| „ 5 | s.s. "Ferreira," of Liverpool. | Pensacola | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 5 | s.s. "Sokoto," of London, 112,841. | Lagos | 2 | Ditto. |
| „ 23 | s.s. "Narkunda" | - - - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Total | 249 | |||
TABLE XVII.—P neumonia.
| Date. 1921. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from, | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7 | s.s. "City of York," of Glasgow, 119,100. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| March 18 | s.s. "Garth Castle," of London, 129,078. | Durban | 1 | Died on board. |
| „ 23 | Training Ship "Exmouth" (Grays). | - - - | 2 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. |
| „ 25 | s.s. "Neuralia," of Glasgow, 133,081. | Bombay | 1 | Isolated on board. |
| April 9 | Training Ship "Exmouth " (Grays). | - - - | 1 | Removed to Ship's Hospital on shore. |
| „ 24 | s.s. "Antenor," of Amsterdam | Batavia | 1 | Isolated on board. |
| „ 31 | s.s. "Eider," of Glasgow, 113,912. | - - - | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| June 11 | s.s. "Morea," of Glasgow, 128,235. | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Adelaide. |
| „ 19 | s.s. "Peleus," of Liverpool, 113,467. | Java | 2 | Died on board. |
| „ 23 | s.s. "Palermo," of Glasgow, 115,774. | - - - | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 28 | s.s. "Kilcloher," of Limerick, 134,145. | Limerick | 1 | Ditto. |
| July 9 | s.s. "Pocone," of Rio Janeiro | Rio Janeiro | 1 | Died on board. |
| Aug. 12 | s.s. "Ceramic," of Liverpool, 135,474. | - - - | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Carried forward | 15 |