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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 XXIV.—V enereal D iseases.
| Date. 1926. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Disease. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 4 | ss."City of Dunkirk" | Gonorrhoea and Soft Sore. | l | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| 5 | ss."Tllitch" | Gonorrhœa | l | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 7 | ss."Tasso" | Gonorrhoea | l | ” | Treated on board. |
| „ 16 | ss."Adrastus" | Soft Chancre | l | ” | ” ” |
| and Bubo | ” | ||||
| Syphilis | l | ” | To attend Hospital in Liverpool. | ||
| „ 17 | ss."Highland Piper" | Soft Chancre | l | ” | To attend Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ 21 | ss."Dongola" | „ | l | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 21 | ss."Somerset" | Suppurating Bubo | l | ” | To attend Albert Dock Hospital. |
| „ 31 | ss."British Consul" | Gonorrhœa | l | ” | To attend Hospital in London. |
| Syphilis | l | ” | ” ” | ||
| „ 31 | ss."Rossetti" | Gonorrhœa and | l | ” | To attend Seamen's Hos |
| Bubo | pital, Greenwich. | ||||
| Feb. 2 | ss."Tojama Maru" | Chancre and Buboes | l | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| 6 | ss."Ormuz" | Gonorrhœa | l | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 7 | ss."Liesel Holm" | „ | l | ” | To attend London Hospital. |
| „ 7 | ss."Morvada" | Syphilis | l | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| Soft Chancre | l | ” | ” ” | ||
| Gonorrhœa | ” | ” ” | |||
| 8 | ss."Kamo Maru" | „ | l | ” | Treated on board. |
| „ 8 | ss."Nellore" | Syphilis | l | D.B.S. | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 12 | ss."City of Cairo" | Gonorrhœa | l | Passenger | To attend Military Hospital. |
| Gonorrhœa and Soft Sores | l | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | ||
| „ 13 | ss."Chitral" | Gonorrhœa | l | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| „ 18 | ss."Orama" | Soft Sore | l | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 22 | ss."Modasa" | Syphilis | 4 | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 22 | ss."Imani" | „ | 1 | ” | Landed at Oran. |
| Mar. 6 | ss."City of Athens" | „ | 1 | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| „ io | ss."Guildford Castle" | Gonorrhœa | 3 | ” | 1 landed at Durban; 2 to attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 10 | ss."Dundrum Castle" | „ | 3 | ” | Recovered. To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 10 | ss."Manhattan" | „ | 2 | ” | ” ” |
| „ 13 | ss. " Rhodesian Transport " | „ | 1 | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 17 | ss."City of Stockholm | ” | 1 | ” | Landed at Manilla. |
| „ 18 | ss."Eumaeus" | Syphilis | 1 | D.B.S. | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 19 | ss."Delambre" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Crew | ” ” |
| „ 19 | ss."Orvieto" | ” | 1 | ” | To attend Hospital at Liverpool. |
| 22 | ss."City of York" | ” | 1 | ” | Convalescent on arrival. |
| "24 | ss."Mashobra" | ” | 1 | ” | Landed at Madras. |
| April 3 | ss."Dolius" | Gonorrhœal Bubo | 1 | ” | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 5 | ss."Hakone Maru" | Gon. Epididymitis | 1 | ” | ” ” |
| „ 6 | ss."Nictheroy" | Gonorrhœa | ” | ” ” | |
| „ 8 | ss."Magellan" | ” | 1 | ” | ” ” |
| „ 14 | ss."City of Adelaide" | Suspect Syphilis | 2 | ” | Landed at Portland. |
| Carried forward | 54 | ||||