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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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Venereal Diseases—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Disease. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew-rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward 103 | |||||
| July l | "Hardwicke Grange" | Gonorrhoea | l | Crew | To attend Connaught Road Hospital. |
| .. § | "Mandala" | „ | l | „ | Landed Plymouth. |
| „ 13 | "Hokozaki Maru" | „ | l | „ | Reported well. |
| „ 15 | "Nagoya" | „ | l | „ | „ „ |
| Syphilis | l | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital. | ||
| „ 16 | "Mardinian" | Gonorrhoea | l | „ | „ „ |
| „ 22 | "Holmun" | Syphilis | l | „ | To attend Connaught Road Hospital. |
| „ 23 | "Kaisar-I-Hind" | „ | l | „ | To attend Tilbury Hospital. |
| „ 24 | "Scientist" | Bubo | l | D.B.S. | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| Aug. 1 | "Millais" | Gonorrhoea | 2 | Crew | To attend Connaught Road Hospital. |
| 4 | "Highland Pride" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 4 | "Kathlamba" | Gonorrhoea Soft Sore and Bubo | 1 1 | „ | To attend Tilbury Hospital. |
| Tertiary Syphilis | 1 | „ | „ „ | ||
| „ 14 | "Adrastus" | Soft Sore and Bubo | 1 | „ | To attend Connaught Road Hospital. |
| „ 14 | "Maloja" | Soft Sore | 1 | „ | |
| „ 18 | "Clan Murdoch" | „ „ and Bubo | 1 | „ | To attend Tilbury Hospital. |
| „ 19 | "Normanstar" | Gonorrhoea | 4 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 26 | "Troilus" | „ | 5 | Naval | To Naval Hospital. |
| „ 28 | "Songster" | „ | 1 | Rating Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 29 | "Chepstow Castle" | „ | 2 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 29 | "Baradine" | Syphilis | 1 | Passenger | To be treated privately. |
| Sept. 3 | "Osterley" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
| „ 6 | "Delta" | Chancre and Soft Sore Rash | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's pital. |
| „ 11 | "City of Cairo" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| ,, 14 | "Herefordshire" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Liverpool Infirmary. |
| „ 17 | "Hardwicke Grange" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ 19 | "Theseus" | Venereal Bubo | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 20 | "Musician" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| Oct. 2 | "Culebra" | „ | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 2 | "Kaisar-I-Hind" | „ | 1 | Passenger | To consult own doctor. |
| ,, 2 | "Cortona" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ 19 | "Perseus" | „ | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
| „ 15 | "Ranpura" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Tilbury Hospital. |
| „ 23 | "City of Canton" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | Landed at Port Said. |
| „ 25 | "Kidderpore" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | Landed at Shanghai. |
| Nov. 1 | "Kabinga" | Chancre | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| 5 | "Hatimura" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | Landed Port Said. |
| „ 6 | "Harmonides" | Chancre | 1 | „ | To Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| „ 12 | "City of York" | Pyorrhoea | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 13 OA | "Clan Buchanan" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| ,, JO | "Eiclipse" | Gonorrhoea | I | „ | „ „ |
| „ 26 | "Ranchi" | Syphilis | 2 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 26 | "Princesa" | Gonorrhoea | 2 | „ | To Royal Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ 28 | "Canadian Aviator" | „y | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| Dec. 3 | "Explorer" | „ | 2 | „ | „ „ |
| Syphilis | 2 | „ | „ „ | ||
| „ 9 | "Discoverer" | Soft Chancre | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| Carried forward 164 | |||||