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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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Dysentery—
| Date. 1925 | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward 29 | ||||
| Nov. 16 | ss. "Helenus," Liverpool, 135,519. | Taku Bar | l | Convalescent on arrival. |
| ,, 26 | ss. "City of Auckland," Liverpool, 143,083. | Calcutta | l | Landed at Madras. |
| „ 30 | ss. "City of Cambridge," Glasgow, 144,236. | Hankow | l | To Tilbury Hospital. |
| Dec. 9 | Ss. "Ceylon " | Shanghai | 4 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Magdapur," Liverpool, 143,719. | Calcutta | 2 | „ „ |
| Total | 38 | |||
TABLE XIX.—Chickenpox.
| Date. 1925. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 6 | ss. "Karmala," Liverpool, 135,590. | Yokohama | 3 | 2 to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton ; 1 proceeded home. |
| Feb. 5 | ss. "Narkunda," Belfast, 142,496. | Bombay | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| 18 | Training Ship " Exmouth," lying off Grays. | - | 1 | To South Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.) |
| „ 17 | ss. "Benefactor," Liverpool, 131,439. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Port Sudan. |
| Apl. 4 | ss. "Amarna," Liverpool, 140,616. | Alexandria | 1 | Landed at Tunis. |
| „ 6 | ss. "Morvada," Glasgow, 136,849. | Bombay | 14 | 8 recovered ; 6 isolated on ship. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Devanha," Greenock, 117,400. | „ | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 16 „ 25 | ss. "Narkunda," Belfast, 142,496. ss. "Yorkshire," Liverpool, 143,663. | Rangoon | 1 2 | Landed at Aden. Isolated on board. |
| ,, 25 | ss. "Dongola," Glasgow, 121,270. | Bombay | 2 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| May 14 | ss. "Oronsay " | Brisbane | 1 | „ „ |
| „ 30 | ss. "Naldera," Greenock, 142,257. | Bombay | 3 | To Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 31 | Training Ship " Exmouth," lying off Grays. | 1 | To Sanatorium on shore. | |
| June 4 | Training Ship " Warspite," lying off Greenhithe. | 2 | „ „ | |
| „ 11 | ss. "Orama," Barrow. | Brisbane | 1 | To Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 15 | Training Ship " Exmouth," lying off Grays. | 1 | To Grove Hospital (M.A.B.) | |
| „ 30 | ss. "Baltriger," London, 145,064. | Danzig | 1 | To Fort Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| July 18 | ss. "Mooltan," Belfast, 145,435. | Sydney | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Suevic," Liverpool, 113,456. | Brisbane | 10 | Landed at Southampton. |
| Aug. 13 | ss. "Baronesa," Liverpool, 140,583. | Buenos Aires | 2 | Well on arrival. |
| Oct. 13 | ss. "City of Salisbury," Liverpool, 147,264. | Hamburg | 1 | To Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Nov. 4 „ 14 | Training Ship " Warspite," lying off Greenhithe. ss. "Rawalpindi," Greenock. | Bombay | 1 1 | To Sanatorium on shore. Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 28 | ss. "Djambi," Rotterdam. | Macassar | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| Dec. 21 | ss. "Suevic," Liverpool, 113,456. | Sydney | 4 | |
| Total | 58 | |||