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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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The ss. "Clan Mackinlay" arrived at Gravesend from Chittagong on the 6th
August, 1926. An apprentice was taken ill on the 6th July with fever, headache
and bleeding from the nose. On the second day of illness a red rash appeared
on the body which became vesicular. On the 13th July the patient became
delirious and died on the 14th.
A doctor at Aden saw the body and diagnosed Hæmorrhagic Septicaemia,
the case to be treated as infectious. All bedding was destroyed and the patient's
clothing taken ashore and disinfected. The infected quarters were disinfected
and the crew vaccinated.
No further case occurred.
TABLE VIII.—S carlet Fever.
| 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. | Yokohama | l | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Mar. 25 | ss. "Beltana," Greenock, 131853. | (Outward bound) | l | |
| Apl. 14 | House-boat " Margaret" | Benfleet Creek | l | Removed to Sutton Ford Hospital, Rochford. |
| Sept. 22 | ss. "Marburn," Glasgow, 111248. | Montreal | l | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Nov. 10 | ss. "Baltara," London, 124676. | Riga | l | |
| „ 13 | t.s. "Cornwall." | Gravesend | l | Removed to Ship's Hospital. |
| Total | 6 | |||
SCARLET FEVER.
The case of Scarlet Fever occuring on the House-boat "Margaret," lying in
Benfleet Creek, was removed by notification in error to Rochford Rural District
Council.
The Medical Officer of Health for the South-East Essex United (Sanitary)
Districts wrote, informing me of the state of affairs.
TABLE IX.—D iphtheria.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. Feb. 13 | ss. "Chitral," Glasgow. | Sydney | l | Landed at Marseilles. |
| „ 15 | T.S. "Arethusa." | Greenhithe | l | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 15 | No. 13, Pier Head Cottages, E.14 | - | l | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. |
| Mar. 2 | Barge "Thistle," London, 105727. | Dunkirk | l | Removed to Brook Hosdital, Shooters Hill, S.E. |
| „ 17 | T.S. "Exmouth " | Grays | l | Removed to ship's hospital. |
| May 23 | ss. "Carolus," Huh, 144026. | — | l | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| June 21 | T.S. "Exmouth." | Grays | 4 | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. |
| Aug. 7 | ss. " Beltana," Greenock, 131853. | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Sept. 23 | T.S. " Cornwall." | Gravesend | 1 | Removed to ship's hospital, ashore. |
| Nov. 17 | ss. " Kolpino," Hull, 123270. | Danzig | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Total | 13 | |||
TABLE X.— Enteric Fever.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. Jan. 1 | ss. "Anneberg," of Denmark. | Walfisch Bay | l | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 2 | ss. "Gloucestershire," Liverpool, 131296. | Rangoon | l | |
| „ 4 | ss. "Highland Laddie," London,129082. | Buenos Aires | l | Landed at Las Palmas. |
| Carried forward | 3 | |||