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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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D iphtheria—
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924. Sept. 3 | S/tug " Southampton," London, 129,132. | Brought forward | 1 | Removed to Tilbury Hospital. |
| Oct. 31 | Training Ship " Exmouth " | – | 7 | Removed to Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.) |
| Nov. 1 | " | – | 3 (Carriers). | |
| „ 13 | " | – | 4 (Carriers). | |
| „ 21 | – | 2 (Carriers). | ,, ,, | |
| Dec. 31 | ss. " Salerno," Hull | Christiania | 1 | Landed Christiania. |
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TABLE IX.—Enteric Fever.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from.' | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924. Jan. 31 | ss. " Highland Rover," London, 129,607. | B. Aires | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. |
| Mar. 7 | ss. " City of Benares," Glasgow, 114,004. | Calcutta | 1 | |
| 27 | ss. " Morea," Glasgow, 128,235. | Kobe | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. |
| „ 29 | m/s. " Loch Katrine," London, 146,228. | N. Pacific Coast | 1 | Landed at Colon. |
| Apl. 13 | ss. " Karmala," Liverpool, 135,590. | Yokohama | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 24 | ss. " Nevasa," | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary |
| Mav 9 | Glasgow, 133,102. ss. " Maloja " | Sydney | 1 | Hospital. |
| „ 26 | ss. " Nore," Greenock, 123,531. | Calcutta | ||
| June 19 | ss. " Marquesa," Liverpool, 140,586. | La Plata | 1 | |
| „ 20 | ss. " Rapot," Bremen | Chili | 1 | |
| „ 23 | ss. " Ethelwolf," Whitby, 118,859. | Buenos Aires | 1 | |
| „ 28 | ss. " Kaisar-I-Hind," Greenock, 128,653. | Bombay | 1 | |
| July 17 | ss. " Egyptian Transport," W. Hartlepool, 135,900. | Buenos Aires | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Kosmo," London, 145,192. | Hankow | 1 | Landed Hong Kong. |
| „ 24 | ss. " Morvada," Glasgow, 136,319. | Calcutta | Landed Madras. | |
| „ 24 | ss. " El Uruguayo," W. Hartlepool, 132,817. | Buenos Aires | 1 | Removed to hospital at Liverpool. |
| Aug. 10 | ss. " Mandala," Glasgow, 137,806. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed Marseilles. |
| „ 15 | ss. " Rygja," Bergen | Montreal | 1 | Admitted to Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ 18 | ss. " Karmala," Liverpool, 135,590. | Yokohama | 1 landed Port Said. 1 died on board. | |
| „ 29 | ss. " Aviemore," | Ibrail | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary |
| „ 31 | Liverpool, 143,675. ss. " City of Tokio," | Vladivostock | Hospital. Convalescent on arrival. | |
| Sept. 1 | Liverpool, 145,886. ss. " Minnewaska," Belfast, 145,433. | New York | 1 | Landed New York. |
| „ 1 | ss. " Nevasa," | Beira | 1 | Landed Aden. |
| „ 13 | Glasgow, 133,102. ss. " Selandia," Copenhagen. | Bangkok | 1 | Landed Colombo. |
| „ 21 | ss. " City of Dunkirk," Liverpool, 131,464. | Moji | 1 | Landed Hong Kong. |
| Oct. 7 | ss. " Kitano Maru," Tokio. | Yokohama | 2 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
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