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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Enteric Fever—
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Brought forward 61 | |||
| Sept. 21 | ss. "Erodiade" | Buenos Aires | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 29 | ss. "Thurso," Hull, 144022. | Trieste | 1 | „ „ |
| Oct. 5 | ss. "El Argentino," London, 160405. | River Plate | 1 | Landed at St. Vincent. |
| „ 8 | ss. "Queen Tailte," Dublin, 146416. | Baytown | 1 | „ Horta, Azores. |
| „ 15 | ss. "City of Pekin," Liverpool, 143693. | Dalny | 1 | „ Colombo. |
| „ 26 | ss. "Kaisar-I-Hind," Greenock, 128653. | Bombay | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Dec. 3 | ss. "Khiva," Liverpool, 135533. | Yokohama | 1 | Landed at Aden. |
| „ 13 | ss. "Ceramic," Liverpool, 135474. | Newcastle, N.S.W. | 1 | „ Southampton. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Glenshiels," Belfast, 145139. | Otaru | 1 | „ Shanghai. |
| „ 27 | ss. "Dunluce Castle," London, 118490. | Beira | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 28 | ss. "Maloja," Belfast, 145437. | Sydney | 1 | Removed to Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Endsleigh Gardens, W.C. |
| Total 72 | ||||
APPENDIX X.—Measles.
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 23 | T.S. "Worcester" | Greenhithe | 13 | Removed to Ingress Abbey Hospital, Greenhithe. |
| „ 17 | Police Office, Victoria Dock | - | 2 | Remained at home. |
| Mar. 5 | ss. "Smolensk," Liverpool, 137507. | Danzig | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 8 | ss. "Malwa," Greenock, 127543. | Yokohama | 4 | 3 well on arrival. 1 removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Rajputana," Greenock, 149361. | Bombay | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| April 4 | ss. "Bendigo," Greenock, 145603. | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Fremantle. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Mantola," Glasgow, 146274. | Beira | 4 | Landed at Mombasa and Dar-es-Salaam. |
| „ 17 | ss. "Lancastria," Liverpool, 145943. | Las Palmas | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Mooltan," Belfast, 145345. | Sydney | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| May 21 | ss. "Baltara," London, 124676. | Libau | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Almeda," London, 149751. | Buenos Aires | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| June 1 | ss. "Morea," Glasgow, 128235. | Yokohama | 2 | 1 recovered. 1 removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Esperance Bay," Fremantle, 140148. | Sydney | 2 | Landed to hospital at Sydney. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Caronia," Liverpool, 120826. | New York | 2 | 1 removed to Nursing Home, Ormond House, St. James' Street, W.C. 1 proceeded home to Clayton-le-Moors. |
| „ 26 | ss. "Kolpino." Hull, 123270. | Danzig | 1 | Landed at Zeebrugge. |
| July 3 | ss. "Smolensk," Liverpool, 137507. | „ | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 7 | ss. "Mantua," Greenock, 127544. | Bombay | 1 | „ „ „ |
| 15 | ss. "Caronia," Liverpool, 120826. | New York | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Carried forward 41 | ||||