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City of London 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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20th February, 1927.
The Secretary of the Admiralty,
Admiralty, S.W.I.
Sir,
I am in receipt of your letter M.490/27 of the 16th instant, conveying the consent of
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to the " proposed arrangement whereby officers of the
Port of London Sanitary Authority shall, within their jurisdiction, visit and deal with all cases
of infectious disease occurring in vessels belonging to the Admiralty, or chartered to the Admiralty
(with the exception of H.M. ships in commission), in all respects as if they were ordinary merchant
vessels."
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
W. M. WILLOUGHBY,
Medical Officer of Health, Port of London.
Enclos. 20th February, 1927.
The Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Whitehall, S.W. 1.
Sir,
With further reference to your letter IIIc. 1504/4901 of the 18th January, I enclose you
a copy of a letter received from the Secretary of the Admiralty, consenting to the control by
the Port of London Sanitary Authority of "all cases of infectious disease occurring in vessels
belonging to the Admiralty or chartered to the Admiralty (with the exception of H.M. ships
in commission), in all respects as if they were ordinary merchant vessels."
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
W. M. WILLOUGHBY,
Medical Officer of Health, Port of London.
TABLE XXVIII.—Disinfecting Operations for Infectious Disease.
| Date. Fumigated. | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Disinfection. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | |||
| Jan. 3 | ss. " Warwickshire " | Small-pox | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down |
| „ 3 | ss. " Barheim " | ? Diphtheria | ,, ,, |
| ,, 5 | ss. " Baltriger " | Scarlet Fever | ,, ,, |
| „ 5 | ss. " City of Venice " | Small-pox | ,, ,, |
| ,, 6 | ba. " Wouldham Court " | Scarlet Fever | ,, ,, |
| ,, 9 | ss. " City of Benares " | Small-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 10 | ss. " Clan Macnair " | ,, | ,, ,, |
| ,, 24 | ss. " Aleppo " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Washed down with carbolic. |
| „ 2-1 | ss. " Banpura " | Measles | Washed down and repainted. |
| „ 31 | ss. " Morvada " | Erysipelas | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with Izal. |
| Feb. 2 | ss. " Khiva " | Chicken-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 3 | ss. " Kaisar-I-Hind " | ,, | ,, ,, |
| „ 7 | ss. " Crackshot " | Diphtheria | ,, ,, |
| „ 14 | ss. " Mangalore " | Small-pox | Washed down with carbolic solution. |
| ,, 17 | ss. " Malwa " | Influenzal Pneumonia | ,, ,, |
| „ 18 | ss. " Pearl Shell " | Chicken-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 24 | ss. " Malwa " | Chicken-pox and Influenza | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 28 | ss. " Oxfordshire " | Small-pox | ,, ,, |
| Mar. 1 | ss. " Baltannic " | Suspect Measles | ,, ,, |
| „ 3 | T.S. " Arethusa " | Diphtheria | ,, ,, |
| „ 7 | ss. " Nankin " | Small-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 17 | ss. " Memnon '' | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ,, ,, |
| „ 17 | ss. " Bawalpindi " | Small-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 18 | ss. " Highland Pride " | Whooping Cough | ,, ,, |
| „ 21 | ss. " Llandorf Castle " | Measles | ,, ,, |
| „ 22 | ss. " Orsova " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ,, ,, |
| „ 22 | ss. " Antonia " | ft ft | ,, ,, |
| „ 22 | ss. " Demosthenes " | Enteric Fever | ,, ,, |
| „ 25 | ss. " Naldera " | Chicken-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 25 | ss. " Mashobra " | Enteric Fever and Dysentery | ,, ,, |
| „ 31 | ss. " Pacific Shipper " | Diphtheria | ,, ,, |
| April 2 | ss. " Imani " | Broncho-Pneumonia | ,, ,, |
| „ 4 | ss. " City of Adelaide " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ,, ,, |