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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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Venereal Diseases— continued.
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Case. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | Brought forward | 112 | |||
| Oct, 22 | ss. " Cheshire " | Stricture | 1 | Crew | Landed at Marseilles. |
| ,, 23 | ss. " Ascania " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | ,, | To attend Guy's Hospital. |
| „ 23 | ss. " Culebra " | ,, | 1 | ,, | |
| Chancre | 1 | ,, | To attend Seamen's Hospital, | ||
| Syphilis | 1 | ,, | Royal Albert Dock. | ||
| „ 24 | ss. " Ruahine " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | ,, | Landed at Panama. |
| „ 31 | ss. " Katori Maru " | Soft Chancre | 1 | ,, | Treated on board. |
| Nov. 3 | ss. " Amarapoora " | Soft Sore | 1 | ,, | tt tt |
| 14 | ss. " Antonia " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | ,, | To attend Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 14 | ss. " Atsuta Maru " | Buboes | 3 | ,, | Healing; treated on board. |
| „ 16 | ss. " Guillemot " | Gonorrhoea Orchitis. | 1 | ,, | Landed at Kalamata. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Leicestershire " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | ,, | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 26 | ss. " Mathura " | ,, | 1 | ,, | „ „ „ |
| „ 29 | ss. " Gloucester Castle'' | Syphilis | 1 | ,, | „ „ „ |
| Dec. 1 | ss. " Avelona " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | ,, | Landed at Buenos Aires. |
| „ 4 | ss. " Mashobra " | ,, | 2 | D.B.S. | To attend Seamen's Hospital, |
| Soft Chancre | 1 | ,, | Greenwich. | ||
| „ 8 | ss. " Orvieto " | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 10 | ss. " Aeneus " | ,, | 1 | ,, | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Anglo-Chilian " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | ,, | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 20 | ss. " Largs Bay " | Syphilis | 1 | ,, | Landed at Hull. |
| „ 22 | ss. " City of London " | ,, | 1 | ,, | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| ,, 23 | ss. " Mandala " | Gonorrhoea | 1 | ,, | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| ,, 23 | ss. " Petworth " | Syphilis | 1 | ,, | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 24 | ss. " Calchas " | ,, | 1 | ,, | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 31 | ss. " Mundra " | Soft Chancre | 1 | ,, | „ „ „ |
| Total | 141 | ||||
TABLE XXV.—Miscellaneous Diseases.
| Abdominal Growth | 1 C. | Dengue Fever | 7 C. |
| Injury | 1 C. (died). | Diabetes | 1 C., 1 P. (died). |
| Abscess | 1 C. | Diabetic Coma | 1 C. |
| Accidental Death | 4 C. | Diarrhoea | 1 C., 7 P. |
| Acidosis | 1 P. (died). | Dislocation of the Elbow | 1 P. |
| Adenitis, Inguinal | 1 C. | Duodenal Ulcer | 2 C., 1 P. (died). |
| „ Septic | 1 C. | Dyspepsia | 1 C. |
| Apoplexy | 2 C. (1 died). | Eczema | 1 C., 1 P. |
| Appendicitis | 13 C. (1 died). | Emphysema | 1 c. |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | 1 P. (died). | Enteritis | 20 C., 1 P. |
| Arthritis | 2 C., 1 P. | „ Gastro- | 2 C., 3 P. |
| Beri-Beri | 6 C. | Febricula | 5 P. |
| Boils | 2 C. | Filaria | 1 C. |
| Bronchitis | 4 C. (2 died), 2 P. | Finger Laceration | 1 C. |
| Carcinoma | 3 P. (2 died). | Fireman's Cramp | 1 C. |
| Catarrh, Bronchial | 1 C. | Fractured Skull | 1 P. |
| „ Febrile | 1 C. | Furunculosis and Carbuncle | 2 C. |
| „ Gastric | 6 P. | Gallstones | 1 C. |
| Catarrhal Jaundice | 1 C. | Gastric Fever | 1 C. |
| Cellulitis | 1 C. | „ Ulcer | 1 C. |
| Cerebral Softening | 1 P. (died). | Gastritis | 6 C. |
| Chill | 1 P. | Goitre | 1 P. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 P. (1 died). | Granuloma, Inguinal | 1 P. |
| Colic, Abdominal | 3 C. | Hfematemesis | 1 C. |
| Colitis | 2 C. | Hematoma | 1 C. |
| Constipation | 1 C. (died). | Haemoptysis | 1 C. |
| Debilitas Senilas | 3 P. (died). | Haemorrhage, Internal | 1 C. (died). |
| Debility | 3 P. (died). | ,, Cerebral | 4 P. (died). |
| Delirium Tremens | 1 P. | Haemorrhoids | 2 C. |