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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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TABLE XX. —Venereal Diseases.
| Date. 1921. | Ship. | Case (nature of). | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1 | "Benalder" | Chancre - 1 | Chinese | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| 1 | "Malwa " | Gonorrhoea - 2 | European | Ditto. |
| 2 | "Sea Serpent" | Syphilis | Crew | Ditto. |
| 2 | Ditto | Gonorrhœal 1 Orchitis | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 12 | "Grantully Castle " | Syphilis-1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 16 | " Matatua " | Gonorrhœa - | Sailor | Ditto. |
| ,, 16 | "Almagro" | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto. |
| ,, 23 | "Clan Morrison" | Ditto | Crew | Ditto. |
| „ 25 | "Nevassa " | Chancre - 1 | Native Crew | Ditto. |
| ,, 26 | "Buchanness " | Soft Sores, - 2 &c. | Crew | Ditto. |
| „ 28 | "Kamo Mara " | Gonorrhœa - 1 | Ditto - | Treated on board. |
| Feb. 1 | "Wearwood" | Syphilis | Ditto - | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| ,, 5 | "Mashobra" | Ditto- 4 | Asiatic Crew | Ditto. |
| Bubo - 1 | Ditto | Ditto. | ||
| „ 6 | "Treneglos " | Gonorrhœa - 2 | Crew | Ditto. |
| „ 5 | "Bloemfontein" | Ditto -1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 7 | "Amapoora" | Ditto -2 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 9 | "Defender " | Syphilis -1 | D.B.S. | Ditto. |
| „ 15 | "Ocean Transport " | Ditto - 1 | Steward | Ditto. |
| „ 16 | "British Holly" | Ditto - 1 | Sailor | Ditto. |
| „ 18 | "Turkestan" | Gonorrhœa - 2 | Crew | Ditto |
| Sores - 2 | Ditto | Ditto. | ||
| „ 22 | "Highland Pride" | Gonorrhœa - 1 | Passenger | Ditto. |
| ,, 23 | "Torlief Hugo | Orchitis | Sailor | To be sent to Hospital from Erith. |
| „ 23 | "Clan Kennedy" | Chancre - 1 | Lascar | To Gravesend Hospital. |
| „ 24 | "Dramatist" | Inguinal Bubo | Sailor | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 25 | "Saganche" | Gonorrhœal 1 Orchitis | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ 27 | "City of Poona" | Syphilis - | Goanese Steward | Ditto. |
| March 12 | "Malwa" | Chancre - 1 | Crew (Native) | Ditto. |
| 12 | Ditto | Groin Adenitis | Ditto (European) | Ditto. |
| 17 | "Benalla " | Syphilis -1 | Crew | Ditto. |
| „ 18 | "Ceramic" | Gonorrhœa - 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 19 | "Prince Leopold de Belgique'' | Ditto - 3 | Ditto- | To London Hospital. |
| ,, 20 | "Clan Stuart" | Syphilis | Officer | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| Bubo (Gon.) -1 | Ditto | Ditto. | ||
| „ 22 | "Thurso" | Gonorrhœa - 5 | Crew | Ditto. |
| „ 26 | "Syria" | Venereal Bubo | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 26 | "Kenowis" | Chancre - 1 | Seaman | Ditto. |
| ,, 29 | "Arawa" | Gonorrhœa - 2 | Crew | Ditto. |
| April 2 | "Miltiades" | Syphilis | Ditto | To Greenwich Hospital. |
| 3 | "Stanley" | Ditto - 1 | Fireman | To London Hospital. |
| 7 | "Sabor" | Gonorrhoea - 1 | Seaman | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 10 | "Pangbourne" | Orchitis - 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 10 | "Somerset " | Gonorrhœa - 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| ,, 10 | "Narenta " | Ditto -1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| ,, 14 | "Phaedra " | Ditto (Chronic) | Ditto | Ditto. |
| .. 17 | "Gascon" | Syphilis -1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| ,, 16 | "Colonial " | Ditto-1 | Cook | Ditto. |
| Soft Sore | Lascar | Ditto. | ||
| ,, 19 | "Clan MacNab " - | Syphilis | Ditto | Ditto. |
| ,, 19 | "Sevilla " | Venereal Bubo 1 | Seaman | Remain on board (Germans) |
| 19 | "Arbeit " | Gonorrhœa - 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ 19 | "Vogtland " | Ditto | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 24 | "Afghanistan" | Syphilis | Fireman | To London Hospital. |
| ,, 28 | "Glentara " | Second: Syphilis | Steward (Second) | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 28 | "Natia" | Gonorrhœa -1 | Sailor | Ditto. |
| May 1 | "Clan Robertson" | Ditto | Native Crew | To Gravesend Hospital. |
| 2 | "Ruahine " | Ditto | Crew | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| 7 | "Laristan" | Susp Syphilis | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 9 | "Novara" | Soft Chancres 1 | Writer | Ditto. |
| Gonorrhœa - 1 | Gen. Servant | Ditto. | ||
| „ 11 | "Sea Glory " | Syphilis | Crew - | Ditto. |
| ,, 13 | "Clan Ronald" | Ditto | Native Crew | Ditto. |
| „ 13 | "Port Melbourne" | Syphilitic -1 Throat | Trimmer | To Connaught Road Hospital. |
| " 17 | "Nankin" | Syphilis - 1 | Native Crew | Ditto. |