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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VII.—D iphtheria.
| Date. 1927. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 3 | ss. "Barheim," Bombay, 104507. | Alexandria | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Feb. 3 | ss. "Crackshot," Newcastle, 148052. | Sfax | 1 | Removed to Barking Isolation Hospital. |
| „ 26 | T.S. "Arethusa." | Greenhithe | 1 | Died on board. |
| Mar. 31 | ss. "Pacific Shipper." | Vancouver | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, and thence to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital, Shooter's Hill, London, S.E. |
| May 28 | T.S. "Cornwall." | Gravesend | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| June 2 | ss. "Cormorin," Glasgow, 148848. | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Adelaide. |
| „ 6 | T.S. "Cornwall." | Gravesend | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| July 22 | T.S. "Exmouth." | Grays | 1 | Removed to ship's hospital ashore. |
| Oct. 20 | ss. "Flamma." | 1 | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board South-Eastern Hospital, London. | |
| „ 21 | T.S. "Exmouth." | Grays | 1 | Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Board North-Eastern Hospital, London. |
| Nov. 14 | ss. "Baltara," London, 124676. | Libau | 3 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Total | 13 |
TABLE VIII.—Enteric Fever.
| Date. 1927. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24 | ss. "Cortes," London, 143254. | Barcelona | 1 | Landed at Barcelona. |
| Feb. 18 | ss. "Orama," Barrow, 146024. | Sydney | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| Mar. 19 | ss. "Demosthenes," Aberdeen, 129362. | Brisbane | 1 | „ „ „ |
| „ 25 | ss. "Mashobra," Glasgow, 144222. | Calcutta | 2 | 1 removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. 1 removed to Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| April 15 | ss. "Madura," Glasgow, 146268. | Beira | 1 | Landed at Port Said. |
| May 17 | ss. "Guildford Castle," London, 132611. | „ | 2 | 1 landed at Plymouth. 1 died; buried at sea. |
| „ 21 | ss. "Devanha," Greenock, 117400. | Yokohama | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| June 9 | ss. "Orama," Barrow, 146024. | Brisbane | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 13 | ss. "Glengorm Castle," Southampton, 109290. | Beira | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| July 1 | ss. "Moldavia," Liverpool, 143663. | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 5 | ss. "Yorkshire," Liverpool, 143663. | Rangoon | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 11 | ss. "Saga," of Gothenburg. | Gothenburg | 1 | Removed to Naval Hospital Portsmouth. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Vlederveen," of Groningen. | Niemegen | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 29 | ss. "Mantua," Greenock, 127544. | Yokohama | 1 | Landed at Singapore. |
| Aug. 2 | ss. "Castelar," London, 144596. | Seville | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 5 | ss. "Orvieto," Belfast, 129628. | Brisbane | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Bruse Jarl," of Norway. | Salonica | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Carried forward | 19 |