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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 XXL—Chicken-pox.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | ||||
| Feb. 1 | ss. " Khiva," Liverpool, 135533. | Yokohama | 4 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 8 | ss. " Kaisar-I-Hind," Greenock, 128653. | Bombay | 1 | Bemoved to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 10 | „ „ | „ | 1 | „ „ „ |
| „ 18 | ss. " Pearl Shell," Wilmington, 214490. | Constanza | 1 | „ „ „ |
| „ 24 | ss. " Malwa," Greenock. | Yokohama | 2 | „ „ „ |
| Mar. 24 | ss. " Naldera," Greenock, 142257. | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| April 28 | ss. " Ormonde," Glasgow, 141866. | Brisbane | 1 | ,, Aden. |
| May 12 | ss. " Cathay," Glasgow, 148843. | (In dock) | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Ausonia," | Montreal | 1 | „ „ „ |
| „ 23 | ss. " Baltara," London, 124676. | Danzig | 1 | „ „ „ |
| „ 24 | ss. " Ceramic," Liverpool, 135474. | Sydney | 3 | Landed at Southampton. |
| „ 29 | ss. " Ascania," Liverpool, 147307. | Montreal | 1 | Removed to Rotherhithe Infirmary, London, S.E. |
| June 9 | ss. " Orama." Barrow, 146024. | Brisbane | 2 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 11 | ss. " Tainui," Southampton, 124507. | Wellington | 5 | 3 „ „ 2 died at Southampton. |
| „ 12 | ss. " Alaunia," Liverpool, 147315. | Montreal | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Aug. 16 | ss. " Grantully Castle," London, 129058. | Beira | 3 | Landed at South Africa. |
| Sept. 1 | ss. " Wangaratta," Glasgow, 141910. | Brisbane | 1 | Recovered. |
| „ 10 | ss. " Burma," Glasgow, 136333. | Rangoon | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| Oct. 23 | ss. " Devanha," Greenock, 117400. | Yokohama | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 28 | T.S. " Worcester." | Greenhithe | 7 | Removed to ship's hospital ashore |
| „ 31 | „ | „ | 8 | „ „ „ |
| Nov. 1 | „ | „ | 2 | „ „ „ |
| „4 | „ | „ | 1 | „ „ „ |
| „ 17 | ss. " Westmoreland," London, 140292. | Lyttleton | 2 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 17 | T.S. " Worcester." | Greenhithe | 4 | Removed to ship's hospital ashore |
| „ 24 | it | „ | 2 | „ „ „ |
| Dec. 14 | ss. " Conway," Newcastle, 118636. | Kingston | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 15 | P. & O. " Go Down." | Tilbury Dock | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 28 | ss. " Baltriger," London, 145064. | Danzig | 1 | Removed to Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Hospital. |
| Total | 61 | |||