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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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Disinfecting Operations foe Infectious Disease—continued.
| Date. Fumigated | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Disinfection. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | |||
| April 7 | ss. " Manchester Civilian " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis (?)... | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 9 | ss. " Mantua " | Measles | 9 9 9 9 |
| „ 20 | ss. " Bothwell " | ,, | 9 9 1 » |
| „ 20 | ss. " Patroclus " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Washed down with carbolic solution. |
| „ 20 | ss. " Otranto " | Pneumonia | JJ |
| „ 21 | ss. " Madura " | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 21 | ss. " Kemmendine '' | Measles | ,, ,, |
| „ 22 | ss. " Narkunda " | Mumps and Whooping Cough | ,, ,, |
| May 2 | ss. " Eanchi " | Chicken-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 4 | ss. " Lancastria " | Scarlet Fever | ,, ,, |
| ,, 4 | ss. " Balranald " | Tuberculosis and Measles | ,, ,, |
| „ 6 | ss. " Macedonia " | Whooping Cough | ,, ,, |
| „ 8 | ss. " Baltara " | Fever | ,, ,, |
| „ 12 | ss. " Rajputana " | Measles | ,, ,, |
| „ 14 | ss. " Narkunda " | Chicken-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 14 | ba. " Saxon " | Scabies | ,, ,, |
| „ 17 | ss. " Merchant " | Suspected Enteric Fever | Sprayed with carbolic solution and washed down. |
| „ 17 | ss. " Oronsay " | Dysentery | Washed down with disinfectant solution. |
| „ 18 | ss. " Guildford Castle " | Enteric Fever | ,, ,, |
| „ 19 | ss. " Ausonia " | Chicken-pox, Measles and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Fumigated and washed down. |
| „ 20 | ss. " Cathay " | Chicken-pox and Diphtheria | ,, ,, |
| „ 23 | ss. " Devanha " | Rubella, Mumps and Paratyphoid. | ,, ,, |
| „ 24 | ss. " Baltara " | Chicken-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 24 | T.S. " Arethusa " | Scarlet Fever | ,, ,, |
| „ 24 | ss. " Highland Piper " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ,, ,, |
| „ 24 | ss. " Ceramic " | Chicken-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 26 | ss. " Matiana " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis (?) | ,, ,, |
| „ 28 | H.B. " Romnev " | Scarlet Fever | ,, ,, |
| „ 30 | T.S. " Cornwall " | Diphtheria | Washed down with disinfectant. |
| June 10 | ss. " Orama " | Paratyphoid and Chicken-pox | Washed down with carbolic. |
| „ 10 | ss. " Ranpura " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| ,, 13 | ss. " City of Salford " | ,, ,, ,, | Washed down with carbolic. |
| ,, 14 | ss. " Glengorm Castle" | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 15 | ss. " Alaunia " | Chicken-pox | ,, ,, |
| „ 17 | ss. " Kia Ora " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ,, ,, |
| „ 17 | ss. " City of Durban " | ,, ,, | ,, ,, |
| ,, 20 | ss. " Idome'neus " | ,, ,, | ,, ,, |
| „ 21 | ss. " City of Cairo " | ,, ,, | ,, ,, |
| July 2 | ss. " Morea " | ,, ,, | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
| „ 4 | ss. " Yorkshire " | Enteric Fever | ,, ,, |
| „ 6 | ss. " Llandaff Castle " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ,, ,, |
| „ 11 | ss. " Orsova " | Pneumonia | Washed down with disinfectant. |
| „ 12 | ss. " Saga " | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
| ,, 13 | ss. " Araguaya " | Pneumonia and Diphtheria | ,, ,, |
| „ 22 | ss. " Baradine " | Measles and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | ,, ,, |
| Aug. 2 | ss. " Castelar " | Typhoid Fever | ,, ,, |
| „ 5 | ss. " Orvieto " | ,, | ,, ,, |
| „ 18 | T.S. " Exmouth " | Scarlet Fever " | Disinfected with Formalin and washed down. |
| „ 18 | ss. " Vidar " | Dysentery | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
| ,, 22 | ss. " Antonia " | Scarlet Fever | 9 9 99 |
| „ 26 | ss. " Nethergate " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Washed down with carbolic. |
| Sept. 6 | ss. " Minnewaska " | Continued Fever | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 19 | ss. " Cyclops " | Dysentery | Washed down with carbolic. |
| „ 24 | ss. " Gitano " | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide. |
| „ 27 | ss. " Minnekahda " | German Measles | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down with carbolic. |
| Oct. 4 | ss. " Esperance Bay " | Measles | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
| „ 4 | ss. " Mountpark " | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ,, ,, |