Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |