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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Measles —
| Date. 1925 | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward 71 | ||||
| Oct. 21 | ss. "Baltriger," London, 145,064. | Libau | 2 | Landed at Brunsbuttel. |
| Nov. 21 | ss. "Warwickshire," Liverpool, 115,258. | Rangoon | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| Dec. 8 | ss. "Goodwin," Glasgow, 137,845. | Belfast | 1 | To Port Sanitary Hospital. Denton. |
| „ 31 | ss. "Baltabor," London, 144,673. | Riga | 2 | „ „ |
| Total | . 77 | |||
TABLE X.—German Measles.
| Date. 1925. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 19 | ss. "Naldera," Greenock, 142,257. | Bombay | l | Convalescent on arrival. |
| June 11 | ss. "Orama," Barrow. | Brisbane | 10 | „„ |
| Aug. 31 | ss. "Minnekahda," New York, 220,814. | New York | l | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital at Denton. |
| Sept. 28 | ss. "Highland Loch," London, 129,182. | Buenos Aires | 1 | Treated on board. |
| Nov. 14 | ss. "Rawalpindi," Greenock. | Bombay | l | Convalescent on arrival. |
| Total | 14 | |||
TABLE XI.—Erysipelas.
| Date. 1925. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8 | ss. "Polybius," Seattle. | - | l | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Mar. 28 | ss. "Striver," London, 144,387. | l | Admitted to London Hospital. | |
| Total | 2 | |||
TABLE] XII.—Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
| Date. 1925. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9 | ss. "Ballarat," Greenock, 145,596. | Sydney | 1 Admitted to St. Mary's. Hospital, Plaistow. | |
| Total | 1 | |||
TABLE XIII.— Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
| Date. 1925. | Name of Vessel,. Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8 | ss. "Nagoya," Greenock, 135,323. | Japan | l | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Clan Chattan," Glasgow, 115,711. | Tamatave | l | Landed at Tamatave. |
| „ 21 | ss. "Novara," Greenock, 131,860. | - | 1 | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Solferino," Christiania. | - | l | „ |
| „ 24 | ss. "Princesa," Liverpool, 140,585. | Buenos Aires | l | Proceeded home. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Nore," Greenock, 123,531. | Calcutta | l | „ „ |
| „ 28 | ss. "Stephan," London, 143,365. | — | l | To Seamen's Hospital,. Greenwich. |
| Carried forward 7 | ||||