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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 | 165 | |||
| Oct. 22 | " Auditor " | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To Connaught Rd. Hospital. |
| „ 24 | " Clan Macbean " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | D.B.S. | To attend Liverpool Clinic. |
| „ 25 | " Warwickshire " | Soft Chancre | 1 | Crew | Landed Rangoon. |
| „ 27 | " Pembrokeshire " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | D.B.S. | Convalescent. |
| Secondary Syphilis. | 1 | Native Crew | To attend Royal Albert Dock Hospital. | ||
| „ 29 | " Princesa " | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| Gonorrhoea | „ | To attend Connaught Rd. Hospital. | |||
| Nov. 2 | " Eumseus " | Gonorrhoea and Epididymitis | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 4 | " Actor " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | To attend Tilbury Hospital. |
| „ 5 | " Port Macquarie " | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 16 | " Kashmir " | „ | „ | Landed Bombay. | |
| „ 16 | " Autolycus " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend Connaught Rd. Hospital. |
| „ 18 | " Turkestan " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | Landed Calcutta. |
| „ 30 | " Atsuta Maru " | Soft Sore | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| Dec. 5 | " San Andres " | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 5 | " Kabinga " | „ | 1 | „ | „ |
| „ 7 | " Machaon " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | „ |
| „ 12 | " Collegian " | Syphilis and Bubo. | 1 | „ | „ |
| „ 12 | " Thesus " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend Southern Hospital, Liverpool. |
| „ 12 | " Deutschland " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | Proceeding to Hamburg. |
| „ 12 | " Naldera " | Gonorrhoeal Rheumatism. | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 12 | " Kashima Maru " | Soft Sore and Bubo. | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| „ 14 | " Knaresboro " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | Landed at Calcutta. |
| 1 | „ | Landed at Colombo. | |||
| „ 15 | " Pommern " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To go to Germany for treatment. |
| Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | „ | ||
| „ 17 | " Gascon " | Chancre and Bubo. | 1 | Passenger | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| Gonorrhoea | 1 | Passenger (Alien.) | In transit to Norway. | ||
| „ 21 | " Highland Rover ' | Sore and Bubo | 1 | Crew | To attend Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ 24 | " Gaika " | Gonorrhoea | 6 | Passengers | Naval Ratings. |
| „ 24 | " Eurymachus " | „ | 2 | Crew | To attend Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ 29 | " Bogota " | „ | 1 | „ | Landed at Christobal. |
| „ 29 | " Balranald " | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| 206 |
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