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City of London 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX III.
Return of the number of cases of Infectious Disease notified to the Ministry of Health during the year 1928, and of deaths from the diseases notified.
This Table includes all cases actually introduced or occurring within the Port, but does not include cases reported as having occurred on vessels during the voyage which had either recovered or been removed from the vessel before arrival at Gravesend.
| Number. | Deaths. | Brought forward | Number. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | 65 | 4 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | 1 | Continued Fever | 3 | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 12 | - | Trench Fever | — | — |
| Dysentery | 5 | — | |||
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Paratyphoid) | 24 | 3 | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 4 | — | |||
| Pneumonia | 16 | — | Tuberculosis— | ||
| Cholera | — | — | Respiratory | 47 | — |
| Plague | — | — | Other kinds | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | Malaria | 21 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | Chicken-pox | 9 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | Measles (including German Measles) | 80 | _ |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | — | — | |||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | Whooping Cough | — | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | Other diseases | 66 | - |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | Total | 300 | 5 |
| Carried forward | 65 | 4 | |||
APPENDIX IV.—Cholera.
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 11 | ss. " Manipur," Liverpool, 146331. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed to hospital at Vizagapatam |
| Sept. 1 | ss. " Clan MacBean," Glasgow, 141876. | 1 | „ „ Calcutta. | |
| Dec. 9 | ss. " Glenapp," Glasgow, 144230. | Yokohama | 3(?) | Landed at Yokohama. |
| Total 5 | ||||
APPENDIX Y.—Plague.
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 29 | ss. " Nankin," Greenock, 138857. | Calcutta | 1 | Died during outward voyage; buried at sea. |
| 14 | ss. " Automedon," Liverpool, 147203. | Yokohama | 1(?) | Landed to hospital at Penang. |
| Total 2 | • |
APPENDIX VI.—Small-pox.
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7 | ss. " Clan Buchanan," Glasgow, 124232. | Chittagong | 1 | Landed at Chittagong. |
| „ 15 | ss. " Kota-Inten," of Holland. | Macassar | 1 | Pilgrim; landed at Jeddah. |
| Feb. 26 | ss. " City of Canterbury," Glasgow, 146325. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| April 10 | ss. " Mashobra," Glasgow, 144222. | 1 | „ Madras. | |
| „ 19 | ss. " Glenamoy," Glasgow, 137826. | Vladivostock | 1 | „ Singapore. |
| Carried forward 5 | ||||