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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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Disinfecting Operations for Infectious Diseases—
| Date Fumigated. 1925. | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Fumigation. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tune 1 | ss. "Ausonia" | Measles | Fumigated with sulphur. |
| „ 3 | ss. "Ormuz" | „ | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 3 | ss. "Umvolosi" | Pneumonia | Washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Orama" | Chickenpox | Fumigated with sulphur. |
| „ 19 | ss. "Kohnan Maru" | Paratyphoid | Washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 22 | ss. "Eliston" | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 26 | ss. "Narkunda" | Pneumonia | Washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 26 | ss. "Euripides" | Paratyphoid | Fumigated with sulphur. |
| July 1 | ss. "Baltriger" | Chickenpox | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 10 | ss. "Ballarat" | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | „ „ |
| „ 22 | ss. "Baltara" | Measles | „ „ |
| Aug. 1 | ss. "Otaki" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Fumigated with sulphur. |
| „ 6 | ss. "Ranpura" | „ „ | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Maloja" | Dysentery | Fumigated with sulphur. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Baronesa" | Chickenpox | „ „ |
| „ 29 | ss. "Baradine" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 31 | ss. "Minnekahda" | German Measles | „ „ |
| Sept. 1 | ss. "Highland Rover" | Pulmonary Tuberc. (?) | „ „ |
| „ 9 | ss. "Leicestershire" | Measles | „ „ |
| „ 4 | ss. "Osterley" | Measles | „ „ |
| „ 22 | ss. "Baltara" | Scarlet Fever | „ „ |
| „ 29 | ss. "Macedonia" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 29 | ss. "Highland Loch" | German Measles | „ „ |
| Oct. 1 | ss. "Saga" | Diphtheria | „ „ |
| „ 6 | ss. "Smolensk" | Scarlet Fever | „ „ |
| „ 13 | ss. "Highland Laddie" | Tuberc. Meningitis | „ „ |
| „ 14 | ss. "City of Salisbury" | Chickenpox | „ „ |
| „ 17 | ss. "Ranpura" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 22 | ss. "Marinalla" | Typhoid Fever (?) | „ „ |
| „ 26 | ss. "General Serrat" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| Nov. 17 | ss. "Moultan" | „ „ | „ „ |
| „ 23 | ss. "Warwickshire" | Measles | Fumigated with sulphur. |
| Dec. 8 | ss. "Goodwin" | „ | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Sunbank" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 14 | ss. "Glengorm Castle" | Enteric Fever | „ „ |
| „ 22 | ss. "Highland Loch" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Fumigated with sulphur. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Tantalus" | „ „ | „ „ |
| „ 23 | ss. "Suevic" | Chickenpox | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal in water. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Astyanax" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ |
| „ 31 | ss. "Baltabor" | Measles |
In all cases where Fumigation is carried out, if necessary, the close spaces
infected are washed down with Izal in water, the infected articles having been
removed for steam disinfection.