London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
M alaria-
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. | Brought forward | 6 | ||
| April 29 | ss "Carlow Castle," London,139199. | Dar-es-Salaam | 1 | Landed at Ascension. |
| May 12 | ss "City of Nagpur," Glasgow, 146301. | Calcutta | 1 | Recovered; remained on board. |
| „ 23 | ss "Chama," London, 102508. | Sapeli | 25 | „ „ |
| June 1 | ss "City of Baroda,," Liverpool, 140594. | Bombay | 1 | Remained on board. |
| „ 6 | ss "Bereby," London,143416. | Lagos | Several | 1 removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich; remainder recovered. |
| „ 7 | ss "Durham Castle," London, 118387. | Beira | 1 | Removed to a London Hospital. |
| „ 27 | ss "Guildford Castle," London, 132611. | „ | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| „ 28 | ss "City of Poona," Liverpool, 131423. | Calcutta | 1 | Improved and remained on board. |
| „ 29 | ss "Malda," Glasgow, 146286. | „ | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 29 | ss "Bardistan," London,147461. | Basra | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| July 6 | ss "Bardistan," London, 147461. | „ | 1 | „ „ |
| „ 8 | ss "Kaisar-I-Hind," Greenock, 128653. | Bombay | 1 | Remained on board. |
| „ 20 | ss "Nankin," Greenock, 131857. | Calcutta | 5 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 25 | ss "Sulina,"of Gothenberg. | Oporto | 11 | 2 landed at Hull; 7 recovered; 2 removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Aug 3 | ss "Minnetonka," New York, 220814. | New York | 1 | Remained on board. |
| „ 6 | ss "Beltana," Greenock, 131853. | Singapore | 3 | 1 died; buried at sea; 2 recovered. |
| „ 18 | ss "Kansas," N Shields, 127112. | Rangoon | 1 | Landed at Rangoon. |
| „ 20 | ss "Priam," Liverpool, 118143. | Macassar | 1 | Recovered. |
| „ 27 | ss "Egwanga," Liverpool, 115284. | Sierre Leone | 13 | 1 landed at Hull; 12 remained on board. |
| Sept 5 | ss "Palma," Liverpool, 142080. | Sapeli | 9 | 2 landed at Hull; 7 recovered; remained on board. |
| Oct 5 | ss "Baltriger," London, 145064. | Danzig | 1 | Allowed to proceed. |
| „ 15 | ss "Clan Matheson," Glasgow, 141896. | Chittagong | 1 | Recovered. |
| „ 16 | ss "Tantalus," Liverpool, 147222. | Macassar | 5 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 27 | ss "City of Alexandria," Liverpool, 143061. | - | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Nov 10 | ss "Clan Morrison," Glasgow, 141877. | Coconada | 1 | Remained on board. |
| „ 11 | ss "Ranpura," Newcastle, 148119. | Bombay | 3 | Recovered. |
| „ 11 | ss "Trewidden," St Ives, 137867. | 1 | Landed at Aden. | |
| Dec 11 | ss "Orvieto," Belfast, 129628. | Brisbane | 3 | Well on arrival. |
| Total | 101 | |||
TABLE XXIII-C hickenpox
| Date. 1926. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 | ss "Ausonia," Liverpool, 145970. | New York | l | Allowed to proceed home. |
| „ 9 | ss "Berrima," Greenock, 135332. | Sydney | 2 | Landed at Durban. |
| Carried forward | 3 | |||