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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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Pneumonia—
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921. | Brought forward | 15 | ||
| Sept. 8 | s.s. "Comrie Castle," of London, 118,342. | Mauritius | 1 | Isolated on board. |
| Dec. 1 | s.s. "Borda," of Greenock, 185,340. | Sydney | 1 | Ditto. |
| „ 27 | s.s. "Morvada," of Glasgow, 136,319. | Calcutta | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Total | 18 | |||
TABLE XV III .—I nfluenza.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921. | s.s. "Nardana," of Glasgow, 141,920. | Calcutta | 2 | Landed at Aden. |
| Feb. 12 | ||||
| March 11 | s.s. "British Empress," of London, 140,279. | Port Arthur | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| May 9 | s.s. "Novara," of Greenock, 131,860. | Calcutta | 1 | Isolated on board. |
| Aug. 19 | s.s. "La Rosarina," of West Hartlepool, 132,823. | Buenos Ayres | 1 | Ditto. |
| Sept. 11 | s.s. "Buda," of St. Nazaire | Rosario | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Dec. 11 | s.s. "Agnes " | Kotka | 3 | Isolated on board. |
| „ 28 | s.s. "Cisneros" | Bilbao | 1 | Ditto. |
| Total | 10 |
TABLE XIX.—Dysentery.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry, and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921. | s.s. "Clan Morrison," of Glasgow, 141,877. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Port Said. |
| Jan. '23 | ||||
| April 3 | s.s. "Heelsum," of Amsterdam | Middlesbrough | 1 | Removed to London School of Tropical Medicine. |
| 8 | s.s. "Kenilworth," of Newcastle, 140,709. | Mauritius | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| July 29 | s.s. "Rhodesia," of Copenhagen. | Rangoon | 1 | Landed at Gibraltar. |
| Sept. 13 | s.s. "Matheran," of Liverpool, 140,643. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 30 | s.s. "Cranfield," of Glasgow, 141,918. | - - - | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Oct. 5 | s.s. "Mashobra," of Glasgow, 144,222. | Calcutta | 1 | Died on board. |
| Total | 7 |