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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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Table: Pneumonia- continued.

Pneumonia- continued.

Date. 1926.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No of CasesHow dealt with
Brought forward22
Sept 1ss "Historian," Liverpool, 147290.Calcutta1Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury.
„ 11ss "Mantola," Glasgow, 146274.Karachi1Convalescent on arrival.
Oct 14ss "Domala," Glasgow, 146266.Calcutta1Landed at Madras.
„ 21ss "Katharine Park" Glasgow, 115780.Bahia Blanca1'Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury.
„ 28ss "Rawalpindi," Greenock, 147827.Bombay1Convalescent on arrival.
„ 28ss "Orama,"Barrow, 146024.Brisbane1Died; buried at sea.
Nov 20ss "Oxfordshire," Liverpool, 131454.Rangoon1„ „
„ 20ss "City of Hankow"-1Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
Dec 2ss "Finse,"of Bergen.-1„ „
„ 18ss "Menelaus," Liverpool, 147235.Vladivostock1Landed at Manilla.
„ 21ss "Mahronda," Liverpool, 147329.-Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
„ 22ss "Mandala," Glasgow, 137806.Karachi1Proceeded home.
„ 27ss "Baltannic,"London,148640.Libau1Allowed to proceed.
„ 28ss "Banffshire," Glasgow, 1330051Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury.
Total36

Table: TABLE XVIII-Influenza.

TABLE XVIII-Influenza.

Date 1926Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official NoWhere fromNo of CasesHow dealt with.
Jan 15ss "Morea," Glasgow, 128235.YokohamalDied; body landed at Plymouth.
Feb 4ss "Veronica,"of SwedenDakarlRemained on board.
„ 11ss "Persic," Liverpool, 110620.Newcastle, NSW262 landed at Cape Town; 1 landed at Southampton; 23 remained on board.
„ 13ss "La Rosarino," W Hartlepool, 132823.Buenos Aires1Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock.
Apl 12ss "Margretha,"of HamburgCopenhagen1Remained on board.
„ 15ss "Bawtry,"London, 140767.Antwerp2Well on arrival.
May 11ss "Ballarat," Greenock, 145596.Sydney143 died; 11 recovered.
June 22ss "Ranchi," Newcastle, 148130.Madeira1Removed to Tilbury Cottage Hospital.
July 23ss "Rathlin," Glasgow, 121234.Boulogne1Landed at Colombo.
Oct 3ss "Kashmir," Greenock, 128655.Bombay10Recovered and returned to duty.
„ 14ss "Rajputana," Greenock, 149361.„1Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton.
„ 31ss "City of Mandalay," Glasgow, 147942.Calcutta1Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury.
Nov 15ss "Minnewaska," Belfast, 145433.New York1Removed to Seamen s Hospital, Royal Albert Dock.
Dec 23ss "Heron,"London, 144503.Harlingen1Remained on board.
Total62

Table: TABLE XIX-Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.

TABLE XIX-Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.

Date. 1926.Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No.Where from.No. of Cases.How dealt with.
Oct 31TS "Arethusa"Greenhithe1Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
Totall