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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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Venereal D iseases-
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Disease. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926. | Brought forward | 54 | „ „ | ||
| April 20 | ss"Poplar Branch" | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 28 | ss"Mangalore" | „ | 1 | „ | ,, „ |
| May 1 | ss"Marloch" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Guy's Hospital. |
| „ 3 | ss"Vardulia" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 11 | ss"Ballarat" | „ | 4 | „ | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 13 | ss"Ranpura" | Soft Sore Bubo | 1 | Passenger | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 16 | ss"Rhesus" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 22 | ss"Ariosto" | „ | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 22 | ss"Yorkshire" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | Tilbury Hospital. |
| „ 23 | ss"Chama" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 26 | ss"Ceramic" | „ | 1 | „ | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 29 | ss"City of Calcutta" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | Tilbury Hospital. |
| „ 30 | ss"Argyllshire" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 30 | ss"Canadian Trapper | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 31 | ss"Ranchi" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| June 1 | ss"Imanda" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 2 | ss"Teiresias" | Chancre and Buboes | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| „ 3 | ss"Macedonia" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | „ „ | ||
| „ 10 | ss"Rawalpindi" | Syphilis | 1 | DBS | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 12 | ss"Rhexenor" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| „ 12 | ss"Modasa" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 18 | ss"Durenda" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 20 | ss"American Shipper" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | Remained on board. |
| „ 24 | ss"Rosetti" | Soft Sore and Bubo | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| „ 27 | ss"Eurymedon" | „ | 2 | „ | „ „ |
| July 4 | ss"Memphis,"USN | Epididymitis | 1 | „ | Remained on board. |
| „ 7 | ss"Antenor" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| 12 | ss"Case,"USN | Gonorrhœa | 2 | „ | Remained on board. |
| „ 15 | ss"Perim" | „ | 1 | „ | Landed at Port Said. |
| „ 16 | ss"Carmania" | „ | 2 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| „ 21 | ss"Port Auckland" | „ | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| Aug 3 | ss"City of Eastbourne" | Soft Sores | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| „ 7 | ss"Delambre" | Gonorrhœa and Adenitis of Groin | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| „ 10 | ss"Kelso" | Syphilis | 1 | DBS | To attend Cardiff Clinic. |
| „ 18 | ss"City of Boston" | „ | 1 | Crew | „ „ |
| „ 19 | ss"Runic" | Gonorrhœal Orchitis | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 21 | ss"Empire Star" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 24 | ss"Dardanus" | Inguinal Bubo | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Albert Dock. |
| „ 28 Sept 1 | ss"Meissonier" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | To attend London Hospital. |
| ss"Kambole" | Gonorrhoea and Syphilis | 3 | „ | Landed at Buenos Aires. | |
| „3 | ss"Clan MacVicar" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | Landed at Madras. |
| „ 3 | ss"Novara" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 6 | ss"Hakone Maru" | Soft Sore and Bubo | 1 | „ | To be treated on board. |
| ,, 6 | ss"Ascania" | Gonorrhœa | 2 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 6 | ss"Magician" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| Carried forward | 109 | ||||