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City of London 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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The vessel appeared to have been admitted to free pratique everywhere and
therefore no further action was taken on arrival in this Port. It was understood
that the vessel would be leaving for Liverpool and the Medical Officer for that
port was furnished with the history.
No further case occurred during the vessel's stay in this port.
The ss. " Macedonia " arrived at Gravesend on the 8th October, 1926, having
had two cases of cholera on board during the voyage. The first case, the boatswain,
was taken ill before arrival at Kobe on the outward journey, and the patient
was immediately isolated. A report on the patient's stools proved negative to
cholera and he returned to light duty. On August 4th the man was again taken
ill with diarrhoea (hourly stools) and was again immediately isolated. The case
was reported on arrival at Yokohama and specimens of fæces and vomit taken
and found positive on the 5th August. The patient was transferred to hospital
at Yokohama on the 6th August.
The second case, a coal trimmer, was taken ill on the 6th August, 1926, and
was landed to hospital. The case was reported positive on cholera examination.
Both cases returned to duty on the 14th August.
The vessel was disinfected at Yokohama by the Japanese Authorities. 200
of the crew were landed to the Quarantine Station for observation and subsequently
all returned to duty. One of the water tanks was immediately chlorinated and
samples from the other tanks were taken and examined bacteriologically, but all
found negative to cholera.
No further case of cholera occurred.
TABLE V.—Yellow Fever.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. July 11 | ss. "Chancellor," Liverpool, 137822 | La Brae | 2 | Landed at Natal. |
| Total | 2 | |||
YELLOW FEVER.
The ss. "Chancellor" arrived at Gravesend on the 11th July, 1926, from
La Brae, Trinidad, via Greenock. Two cases of yellow fever were landed to
Hospital at Natal, Brazil, on the 14th May and were returned convalescent to
the ship on the 29th May. During this period the vessel was quarantined and
visited daily by the Port Medical Officer.
No further case occurred.
TABLE VI. -plague (Suspected).
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. Mar. 1 | ss. "Imani," Liverpool, 106885. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Oran. |
| Total | 1 | |||
PLAGUE.
The ss. "Imani" arrived at Gravesend on the 27th February from Calcutta,
having landed a suspected case of Bubonic Plague at Oran on the 20th February.
The question of Plague arose owing to the patient having enlarged glands in the
groin, but the master was subsequently informed that the case was one of Venereal
Disease.
TABLE VII.- s mallpox.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. Jan. 20 | ss. " Patroclus," Liverpool, 147218. | Taku Bar | 1 | Landed at Tsingtao. |
| „ 31 | ss. " Kashgar," Greenock, 128645. | Yokohama | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| Feb. 1 | ss. " Meriones," Liverpool, 145974. | Taku Bar | 1 | Landed at Shanghai. |
| Carried forward | 3 | |||