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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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Venereal Diseases—continued.
| Date. 1921. | Ship. | Case (nature of). | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | "Fabian" | Gonorrhœa | 3 | Crew | To Connaught Road Hospital. |
| „ 23 | "Nellore" | Sus. Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| ,, 25 | "Duquesa" | Syphilis | 2 | Firemen | Ditto. |
| „ 25 | "Colonia" | Sus. Syphilis | 1 | Seaman | Ditto. |
| „ 28 | "Merkara" | Gonorrhœa -with Ophthalmia | 1 | Native Fireman. | Ditto. |
| „ 31 | "Siamese Prince " | Gonorrhœa | 2 | Firemen | Ditto. |
| June 2 | "Maimzo" | Chancroid | 1 | Crew | Ditto. |
| 3 | "Thorpe Grange " - | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. | ||
| 6 | "Idomeneus" | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 6 | "Oxfordshire" | Soft Chancre | 1 | Native | To Gravesend Hospital. |
| „ 12 | "Huanhaco" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Crew | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| ,, 13 | "Soudan" | Gonorrhoea - | 2 | Natives | Ditto. |
| Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. | ||
| „ 18 | "Centurion" | Ditto | 2 | Crew | Ditto. |
| ,, 18 | " Inca" - | Orchitis | 1 | Fireman | Ditto. |
| „ 18 | "Highland Laddie" | Syphilis | 2 | Seamen | One to London Lock Hospital. 1 to Seamen's Hospital. |
| July 1 | "Hilarius " | Gonorrhœal Orchitis | 1 | Crew | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| 1 | "Demodocus" | Gonorrhœa | 2 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 8 | "Hyson" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Hospital Leaflet. |
| „ 11 | "Agapenor" | Ditto | 1 | D.B.S. | R.A. Dock Hospital. |
| ,, 19 | "Ionic" | Syphilis | 1 | A.B. | To Greenwich Hospital. |
| „ 21 | "Pax" | Ditto | 1 | Crew | Ditto. |
| „ 21 | "Lime Branch" | Gonorrhœal Rheumatism | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ 24 | "Banda" | Syphilitic Bubo | 1 | Ditto (Alien) | Remain on board. |
| „ 24 | "Ormonde" | Gonorrhœa | 3 | Two Crew 1 Passenger | To Seamen's Hospital. To Richmond Clinic. |
| Aug. 10 | "Baron Ogilvy" | Syphilis | 1 | Fireman | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 12 | "Clan Lindsay" | Gonorrhœal Bubo. | 1 | Ditto | To Greenwich Hospital. |
| „ 22 | "Dunluce Castle" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Steward | Ditto. |
| ,, 30 | "Norman Star" | Ditto | 1 | Crew | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| Sept. 1 | "Katharine Park" | Syphilis | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 5 | "Laocaon" | Ditto | 1 | Chinese Crew | To Seamen's Hospital, Con-naught Road. |
| 6 | "Bintang" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Fireman | Remain on board. |
| 9 | "Renarco" | Syphilis | 2 | Crew | Ditto. |
| Gonorrhœa | 1 | Ditto | Under treatment. | ||
| 11 9 | "Novara" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Native Crew | Treated on board. |
| „ 15 | "Clydmede" | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | Advised treatment. |
| „ 21 | "Kalyan" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Steward (European) | Cured, but to report to Hospital. |
| „ 22 | "Teiresias" | Gonorrhœa Ophthalmia | 1 | Crew | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 25 | "La Paz" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Ditto | To Connaught Road Hospital. |
| „ 25 | "Gascon" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ 28 | "Merkara" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Remain on board under treatment by Surgeon. |
| „ 28 | "Culna" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| Oct. 4 | "Omar " | Ditto | 2 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 5 | "Coquet Mede" | Ditto | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ 18 | "Kashmir" | Syphilis | 1 | R.N. (Invalided) | To Chatham Naval Hospital. |
| „ 19 | "Eastern Cloud" | Cerebral | 1 | Crew | To Seamen's Hospital. |
| Syphilis | |||||
| „ 19 | "Merton Hall | Venereal Bubo | 1 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ 26 | "Empire Star" | Gonorrhœa | 2 | Ditto | Ditto. |
| „ 26 | "City of Poona" | Venereal Bubo | 1 | Native | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 27 | "Nangus" | Gonorrhœa | 20 | Crew | Recovered. To report at Hospital. |
| ,, 28 | "C. G. Thulin" | Gonorrhœal Orchitis | 1 | Ditto | - - - |
| „ 30 | "Treloske" | Venereal Buboes | 1 | Ditto | Landed at Port Said. |
| „ 30 | "Goorkha" | Syphilitic Paraplegia | 1 | Passenger | Died 4 days after embarkation. |
| Nov. 4 | "Glaucus" | Soft Chancre | 1 | Crew (Chinese) | Landed at Hong Kong. |
| „ 8 | "Egypt " | Gonorrhœal Rheumatism | 1 | Crew | Suicide, 16th October, at sea. |
| „ 8 | "Kalomo" | Gonorrhœal Rheumatism | 1 | Fireman (Indian) | To be sent to Hospital. |
| „ 9 | "Foyle" | Syphilis | 2 | Crew | One landed at Marseilles, 1 to attend Hospital. |