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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Smallpox—
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 Feb. 11 | ss. "Macedonia," Belfast, 116012. | Brought forward | 3 | |
| Yokohama | 2 | 1 landed at Kobe 1 landed at Colombo. | ||
| „ 21 | ss. "Jervis Bay," Sydney, 150187. | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Malta. |
| Mar. 1 | ss. "Khyber," Liverpool, 135564. | Yokohama | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Eumaeus," Liverpool, 145843. | Chifu | 1 | Landed at Singapore. |
| „ 31 | ss. "Automedon," Liverpool, 147203. | Dalny | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| April 9 | ss. "City of Durham," Liverpool, 131317. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Aden. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Oxfordshire," Liverpool, 131454. | Rangoon | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| May 13 | ss. "Ranpura," Newcastle, 148119. | Bombay | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 29 | ss. "City of Calcutta," Glasgow, 115759. | Calcutta | 1 | |
| June 2 | ss. "Albionstar," London, 143286. | Taku Bar | 1 | Landed at Shanghai. |
| „ 7 | ss. "Patroclus," Liverpool, 147218. | „ | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 21 | ss. "Hazelpark," Greenock, 145105. | Port Mexico | 1 | Landed at Barbados. |
| July 18 | ss. "Katuna," London,123809. | Rangoon | 2 | 1 died; buried at sea; 1 landed at Suez. |
| Aug. 6 | ss. "Clan Mackinlay," Glasgow, 141890. | Chittagong | 1 | Died on board. |
| Total | 20 | |||
SMALLPOX.
The ss. "Patroclus" arrived from Taku Bar on the 20th January, 1926.
On the 1st December, 1925, a deck steward reported sick and was landed at Tsingtao
on the 4th December, 1925, suffering from smallpox.
All the crew and passengers were vaccinated and the infected quarters fumigated
with sulphur.
The ss. "Kashgar" arrived on the 31st January from Yokohama, having
landed a case of smallpox at Colombo, on the 7th January. All the passengers
and crew were vaccinated at Colombo and the vessel disinfected there. No
further case occurred.
The ss. "Meriones" arrived on the 1st February from Taku Bar. A mild
case of smallpox occurred on board on the 19th December, 1925, and was landed
at Shanghai the same day. All the members of the crew were vaccinated at Shanghai,
and the vessel disinfected. No further case occurred.
The ss. "Macedonia" arrived on the 11th February from Yokohama, having
landed a case of suspected smallpox at Kobe, on the 31st December, 1925, and
also a modified case at Colombo, on the 20th January, 1926. The whole of the
crew and passengers were vaccinated and the infected quarters disinfected. No
further case occurred.
Information was received, on the 18th February, from the Hull and Goole
Port Sanitary Authority that the ss. "Jervis Bay" arrived at Hull from Brisbane,
via Colombo and Suez, having landed a case of smallpox at Malta on the 9th
February. The vessel arrived at Gravesend from Hull on the 21st February
and was boarded by your Boarding Medical Officer. All the passengers and crew
with the exception of two stewards and six passengers, were vaccinated on the
10th February. All the passengers landed at Southampton and the crew remained
on board. The vessel and bedding were disinfected at Southampton. No further
case occurred.
The ss. "Khyber" arrived at Gravesend on the 1st March, having landed
a case of smallpox at Colombo on the 4th February. One contact was also landed
at Colombo. All the crew and passengers were vaccinated and complete disinfection
of the vessel carried out. No further case occurred.
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