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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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Enteric Fever-
| Date | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No .of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. | Brought forward | 41 | ||
| Nov 27 | ss " Lancastrian Prince," London, 145936. | - | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 30 | ss " Kennebec," London,143361. | Tampico | 1 | Landed at Falmouth. |
| Dec 5 | ss " Adrastus," Liverpool, 147201. | Otari | 1 | Landed at Yokohama. |
| „ 13 | ss " Trudvang," of Bergen. | - | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 13 | ss " Signe," of Helsingborg | - | 1 | „ „ |
| „ 17 | ss " Trentino," Hull, 139335. | Constantinople | 1 | Landed at Smyrna. |
| „ 18 | ss " Mantua," Greenock, 127544. | Yokohama | 2 | 1 landed at Singapore 1 landed at Marseilles. |
| „ 23 | ss " Rajputana," Greenock, 149361. | Bombay | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| Total | 50 | |||
TABLE XI-M easles.
| Date. 1926. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No .of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | ss " Rajputana," Greenock, 149361. | Greenock | l | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| 11 Feb 8 | TS " Arethusa" | „ Greenhithe | l 2 | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. |
| Mar 5 | „ „ | 18 | Isolated on board. | |
| „ 13 | ss " Leicestershire," Liverpool, 127995. | Rangoon | 3 | 1 landed at Rangoon. 2 landed at Colombo. |
| „ 28 | ss " Tasso," Hull, 146496. | Danzig | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Apl 10 | ss " Gloucestershire," Liverpool, 131296. | Rangoon | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. |
| „ 13 | ss " Minnekahda," New York, 220814. | New York | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| „ 14 | ss " Antonia," Liverpool, 145937. | „ | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 18 | ss " Mandala," Glasgow, 137287. | Calcutta | 3 | 1 convalescent on arrival 2 removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. |
| „ 29 | ss " Osterley," Glasgow, 128287. | Brisbane | 7 | All landed at Southampton. |
| May 5 | No 3, Pier Head Cottage. | Millwall Dock, E | 1 | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. |
| „ 13 | ss " Ormonde," Glasgow, 141866. | Brisbane | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| „ 17 | ss " Baltannic," of London, 148640. | Danzig | 2 | Transmigrants; allowed to proceed. |
| „ 18 | ss " Tasso," Hull, 146496. | 1 | ||
| „ 29 | ss " Moreton Bay," Brisbane, 130169. | Brisbane | 10 | Landed at Southampton. |
| June 1 | ss " Ascania," Liverpool, 147307. | Montreal | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 13 | ss " Llanstephan Castle," London, 135315. | Mombasa | 2 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 15 | ss " Lancastria," Liverpool, 145493. | New York | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| „ 29 | ss " Tuscania," Glasgow, 146307. | „ | 1 | Landed at Havre. |
| July 13 | ss " Ausonia," Liverpool, 145970. | Montreal | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 22 | ss " Port Auckland," London,146606. | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 27 | ss " Smolensk," Liverpool, 137507. | Danzig | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 30 | ss " Mantua," Greenock, 127544. | Yokohama | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| Carried forward | 63 | |||