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City of London 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VI.— Remittent and Relapsing Fever.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. July 7 | ss. "La Paz" of Liverpool, 143,671 Mollendo | l | Landed at Rio. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Modasa" of Glasgow, 146,272 Beira | l | Removed to Endsleigh Gardens Hospital. |
| 2 |
REMITTENT FEVER.
ss. "La Paz" arrived from Mollendo on the 7th July, 1923. The master was
taken ill about the end of May, suffering from remittent fever. He was landed at
Rio for treatment on the 11th June.
RELAPSING FEVER.
ss. "Modasa" arrived from Beira on the 25th July, 1923. One of the crew
was taken ill a week before arrival, with fever and gastritis ; had previous attacks
in East Africa of fever with relapses at intervals.
On arrival at Gravesend, patient's condition was as follows :—anaemic—had
bilious vomiting and shivering. Sweating, spleen and liver both enlarged, tongue
furred and looked ill.
Patient proceeded to London School of Tropical Medicine, Endsleigh Gardens.
TABLE VII.— Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever).
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. Feb. 17 | ss. "Solstad" of Norway | Santa Cruz | l | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 18 | Royal Albert Dock | – | l | Treated at Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| Mar. 1 | ss. "Merkara" of Glasgow, 136,332 | Calcutta | l | Treated on board. |
| „ 2 | ss. "Newtonmoor" of Newcastle, 124,221. | Rosario | l | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Brenta" of Italy | Genoa | l | To Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 17 | ss. "Warwickshire" of Liverpool, 115,258. | Rangoon | l | Proceeded home by ambulance. |
| April 17 | ss. "City of London" of Glasgow, 124,162. | Calcutta | l | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 22 | ss. "Patrician" of Liverpool, 140,539. | Demerara | 3 | 2 treated on board. 1 removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Commodore" of Liverpool, 115,715. | l | Treated at Portsmouth. | |
| „ 28 | ss. "Gloucestershire" of Liverpool, 131,296. | Rangoon | 2 | Landed at Colombo. |
| May 4 | ss. "Inventor" of Liverpool, 131,287. | Calcutta | l | Treated on board. |
| „ 11 | ss. "Port Adelaide" of London, 143,949. | Wellington | l | Treated at Middlesex Hospital. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Jervis Bay" of Sydney | Sydney | l | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Cooee" of London, 139,615 | „ | l | „ „ |
| „ 23 | ss. "British Major" of London, 133,526. | Abadam | l | Treated at Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| June 16 | ss. "Hardwicke Grange" of London, 146,177. | River Plate | l | |
| „ 17 | ss. "Wild wood" of Philadelphia, | Penscola | l | |
| „ 21 | ss. "Treswidden" of St. Ives, 137,867. | Bahia Blanca | l | Landed at St. Vincent. 2 treated on board. |
| 29 | ss. "Mantua" of Greenock, 127,544. | Bombay | l | Landed at Port Said. |
| July 3 | ss. "Durham Castle" of London, 118,387. | Beira | l | Treated at Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 6 | ss. "Naldera" of Greenock, 142,257. | Sydney | l | Landed at Marseilles. |
| Carried forward | 24 |