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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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Venereal Diseases—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Case (Nature of). | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924. | Brought forward | 60 | |||
| Apl. 11 | " Mooltan " | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | Transferred at Aden to another ship. |
| „ 12 | " Clan Sinclair " | Gonorrhoea and Soft Sore. | 1 | „ | To Gravesend Hospital. |
| „ 13 | " Karmala " | Gonorrhoea | 2 | „ | Landed Colombo. |
| „ 14 | " Sardinia " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To Connaught Road Hospital. |
| „ 14 | Clan MacBrayne " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To Gravesend Hospital. |
| „ 30 | " Devanha " | Bubo | 1 | „ | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| May 1 | " Polloc " | Gonorrhoea | 2 | „ | „ |
| 2 „ | " Melford Hall " | „ | 1 | „ | Shipping Co's surgeon to arrange for treatment. |
| „ 3 | " Gascon " | Orchitis | 1 | „ | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 3 | " Lake wood " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | „ |
| „ 4 | " Kedoc " | Chancre and Bubo. | 1 | „ | Remaining on board for Rotterdam. |
| „ 9 | " Pembrokeshire " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 9 | " City of York " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | „ |
| „ 20 | " Oswego " | Gonorrhceal Rheumatism. | 1 | „ | „ |
| „ 23 | " Neuralia " | Soft Sore and Bubo. | 1 | „ | „ |
| „ 23 | " Princesa " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | „ |
| Gonorrhoea | 2 | „ | „ | ||
| „ 28 | " Nellore " | Soft Sore | 1 | „ | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 31 | " Independence " | Gonorrhoea | 5 | „ | Reported cured. |
| June 6 | " Domala " | Syphilis | 1 | Native Crew | To Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ 6 | " Student " | Chancre | 1 | Crew | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | „ | ||
| „ 10 | " Goslar " | Gonorrhoea | 2 | „ | To Guy's Hospital. |
| „ 17 | " Emseus " | Syphilis | 1 | Passenger | To attend Hospital. |
| „ 17 | " Carlo " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Crew | „ |
| „ 18 | " Settler " | „ | 2 | „ | To attend Hospital at Liverpool. |
| „ 22 | " Gironde " | „ | 2 | „ | To attend Hospital in Belgium. |
| „ 23 | " Ethelwolf " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend Guy s Hospital |
| „ 23 | " Mathura " | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| Soft Sore | 1 | „ | |||
| „ 24 | " Patrolclus " | Gonorrhoea | 2 | „ | „ |
| „ 25 | " Crane " | „ | 1 | „ | „ |
| „ 27 | " Kintosno " | Syphilis | 1 | Passenger | In transit to Holland. |
| July 1 | " Corrientes " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 3 | " Actor " | Chancre | 1 | „ | |
| ,, 6 | " Tydens " | Gonorrhoea | 2 | „ | Reported cured. |
| „ 10 | " Naldera " | Syphilis | 1 | D.B.S. | To attend Seamen s Hospital. |
| „ 17 | " Egyptian Transport " | Soft Chancre | 1 | Crew | „ |
| „ 17 | " Durenda " | Svphilis | 1 | „ | |
| „ 18 | Kosmo " | Gonorrhoea Bubo | 2 | „ | Reported cured. |
| „ 24 | " Brookvale " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 24 | " Mentor " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | |
| „ 25 | " Author " | „ | 1 | „ | |
| „ 30 | " Bochum " | Gonorrhoea | 3 | „ | To be treated on board. |
| „ 31 | " Diana " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To be treated in Germany. |
| Carried forward | 120 |