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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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Pneumonia— continued.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | Brought forward | 16 | ||
| Mar. 29 | ss. " Imani," Liverpool, 106885. | Middlesbrough | 1 | Died ; body conveyed to Birkenhead for burial. |
| April 10 | ss. " Warwickshire," Liverpool, 115258. | Rangoon | 1 | Died ; buried at sea. |
| „ 13 | ss. " Otranto," Barrow, 146025. | Brisbane | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 22 | ss. " Kertesond." | Macassar | 1 | Died ; buried at sea. |
| „ 24 | ss. " Mentor," Liverpool, 137408. | Yokohama | 1 | „ „ „ |
| June 9 | ss. " Orama," Barrow, 146024. | Brisbane | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 23 | ss. " Themistocles," Aberdeen, 129439. | „ | 2 | Died ; buried at sea. |
| July 8 | ss. " Orsova," Glasgow, 129278. | „ | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 12 | ss. " Arns Arp." | Jacksonville | 1 | Removed to a London hospital. |
| „ 13 | ss. " Araguaya," Belfast, 120716. | Bergen | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 22 | s.b. "Alderman." | — | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 23 | ss. " Lapwing," London, 145023. | Antwerp | 1 | „ „ „ |
| Aug. 4 | ss. " Africstar," London, 147218. | Zarate | 1 | Landed at Buenos Aires. |
| Sept. 1 | ss. " Ormonde," Glasgow, 141866. | Brisbane | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 2 | ss. " Patroclus," Liverpool, 147218. | Taku Bar | 2 | 1 recovered. 1 landed at Suez. |
| Oct. 18 | ss. " Perseus," Liverpool, 147194. | Yokohama | 2 | Died ; buried at sea. |
| „ 31 | ss. " Barrabool," Belfast, 145424. | Sydney | 1 | Died in Sydney Hospital. |
| Nov. 10 | ss. " Jebba," London, 14230. | Lagos | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 22 | ss. " Bendigo." | — | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| Dec. 7 | ss. " Agamemnon," Liverpool, 110640. | Balik Papan | 1 | Died ; buried at sea. |
| „ 7 | ss. " Nankin," Greenock, 131857. | Calcutta | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 23 | ss. " Benalla," Greenock, 135322. | Sydney | 2 | 1 died ; buried at sea. 1 convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 31 | ss. " Mooltan," Belfast, 145435. | „ | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| Total | 43 |
TABLE XVI.—Influenza.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | ||||
| Jan. 6 | ss. " Canadian Raider," Montreal, 141564. | St. John's | 2 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 9 | ss. " Fern," Yarmouth, 115543. | Drammen | 1 | Remained on board. |
| „ 17 | ss. " Stanley Hall," Liverpool, 102139. | Maimagoa | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 30 | ss. " Poplar Branch," Sunderland, 114642. | Antwerp | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Feb. 2 | ss. " Baltannic," London, 148640. | Libau | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 20 | ss. " Kashima Maru," of Tokio. | Antwerp | 1 | Remained on board. |
| „ 24 | ss. " Malwa," Greenock, 127543. | Yokohama | 14 | „ „ |
| April 18 | ss. " Kirkwood," London, 129163. | Tyne | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Ballarat," Greenock, 145596. | Sydney | 70 | All well on arrival. |
| „ 22 | ss. " Kertesond " | Macassar | 1 | Died ; buried at sea. |
| May 9 | ss. " Carmania," Liverpool, 120901. | New York | 1 | „ „ „ |
| Carried forward | 94 |