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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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Dysenteky—
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928. | Brought forwar | d 6 | ||
| Aug. 31 | ss. "W. I. Radcliffe," London, 135204. | Karachi | 1 | Died; buried at sea. |
| Sept. 11 | ss. "Mashobra," Glasgow, 144222. | — | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Author," Liverpool, 145563. | Cuba | 1 | Landed at Newport News. |
| Oct. 25 | ss. "Mulbera," Glasgow, 146298. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Endsleigh Gardens, W.C. |
| „ 25 | ss. "Discoverer," Liverpool, 135528. | Guantanamo | 1 | |
| „ 25 | ss. "Perim," London, 143098. | Calcutta | 1 | |
| „ 26 | ss. "Clan Mackellar," Glasgow, 137849. | Calicut | 1 | Landed at Aden. |
| Nov. 5 | ss. "Kashgar," Greenock, 128654. | Yokohama | 1 | „ Singapore. |
| „ 11 | ss. "Ethel Eadcliffe," London, 145097. | Cuba | 1 | Died; buried at sea. |
| Dec. 1 | ss. "Shahristan," Swansea, 128929. | New York | 1 | Bemoved to Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Endsleigh Gardens, W.C. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Chitral," Glasgow, 148861. | Sydney | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. |
| Total 17 | ||||
APPENDIX XIX.—Encephalitis Lethargica.
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 30 | ss. "Clan Macneil," Glasgow, 146281. | Chittagong | 1(?) | Remained on board doing light work. |
| Dec. 7 | ss. Clan MacNaughton," Glasgow, 146259. | Calcutta | 1 | |
| Total 2 | ||||
APPENDIX XX.—Malaria .
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cas | es. How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 5 | ss. "Matheran," Liverpool, 140643. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 11 | ss. "Statesman," Liverpool, 137419. | 1 | Convalescent on arrival, | |
| „ 18 | m.v. "Tantalus," Liverpool, 113444. | Otaru | 4 | Well on arrival. |
| Feb. 2 | ss. "City of Salford," Liverpool, 143907. | Antwerp | 1 | |
| „ 23 | ss. " Manipur," Liverpool, 143661. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Algiers. |
| Mar. 2 | ss. "Explorer," Liverpool, 131295. | 1 | „ Colombo. | |
| „ 19 | ss. "Manora," Glasgow, 133129. | Karachi | 2 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Kaisar-I-Hind," Greenock, 128653. | Bombay | 3 | |
| April 3 | ss. "Grantully Castle," London, 129058. | Lorenzo Marques | 1 | Landed at Marseilles. |
| 6 | ss. " Macedonia," Belfast, 116012. | Yokohama | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 9 | ss. "Smolensk," Liverpool, 137507. | Danzig | 1 | |
| „ 10 | ss. "City of Worcester" | — | 2 | Remained on board. |
| 17 | ss. "City of Benares," Glasgow, 114004. | Hong Kong | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| Carried forward 20 | ||||