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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE X.—D iphtheria.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. Jan. 23 | Training Ship "Exmouth" lying of | Grays | l | Removed to Eastern (M.A.B.) Hospital. |
| Feb. 2-12 | „ | 6 | ||
| Mar. 1 | ss. "Mariechen" | Soderham | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 20 | Training Ship "Exmouth" lying of | Grays | 1 | Removed to Eastern (M.A.B.) Hospital. |
| April 9 | ss. "Bolingbroke" of London, 140,349. | St. Johns, N.B. | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| May 2 | ss. "Port Sydney" of London, 136,660. | Hobart | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| „ 23 | Training Ship "Exmouth" lying off | Grays | 1 | Removed to Eastern (M.A.B.) Hospital. |
| Aug. 4 | ss. "John W. McKav" of London, 146,571. | Halifax | ||
| Sept. 5 | Training Ship "Exmouth" lying of | Grays | 2 | Removed to Eastern (M.A.B.) Hospital. |
| „ 7 | 3 | |||
| ,, 12 | 1 | |||
| „ 17 | 1 | |||
| „ 19 | „ | 1 | ||
| „ 15 | ss. "Jervis Bay" of Sydney, 150,187. | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Melbourne. |
| Oct. 1 | ss. "Narkunda" of Belfast, 142,496. | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Bombay. |
| „ 10 | Training Ship "Exmouth" lying of | Grays | 1 | Removed to Eastern (M.A.B.) Hospital. |
| „ 23 | 1 | |||
| Nov. 15 | Training Ship "Warspite" lying off | Greenhithe | 1 | To Ship's Hospital— On Shore. |
| „ 27 | Training Ship "Exmouth" lying of | Grays | 1 | Removed to South Western (M.A.B.) Hospital. |
| Dec. 7 | „ | 1 | ||
| „ 11 | Training Ship "Warspite" lying off | Greenhithe | 1 | To Ship's Hospital— On Shore. |
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I am informed that the Schick Test and immunisation, recommended as the
most satisfactory means of removing the diphtherial state from T/S Exmouth,
has now been applied to the whole ship's company.
TABLE XI.—S mallpox.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. Feb. 1 | ss. " Trevelyan " of St. Ives, 133,211. | Busra | l | Isolated on board. |
| „ 26 | ss. " Manaar " of Liverpool, 140,530. | Calcutta | l | Landed at Suez. |
| Mar. 2 | ss. "Junin" of Liverpool, 124,088. | Areca | l | Landed at Areca. |
| „ 10 | ss. "Macedonia" of Belfast, 110,012. | Sydney | l 1 contact | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| April 18 | ss. "Marglen" | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Suez. |
| „ 28 | ss. "Clan MacMillan" of Glasgow, 141,883. | Calcutta | 1 | „ |
| May 5 | ss. "City of Exeter" of Glasgow, 136,297. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Dongola" of Glasgow, 121,270 | Yokohama | 1 | Landed at Yokohama |
| „ 27 | ss. "Frienfels" of Newcastle, 127,085. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Genoa. |
| June 28 | ss. "Torcello" of Hull, 144,647 | Oporto | 1 (?) | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Aug. 22 | ss. "City of Adelaide" of Liverpool, 143,683. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Suez. |
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