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City of London 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXII.—Relapsing Fever.
| Name of Vessel, Date. Port of Registry and Official No. 1929. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 27 ss. "Ningchow," Liverpool, 115326, | Otaru | 1 | Convalesced in Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| Total 1 | |||
APPENDIX XXIII.—Venereal Diseases.
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Case. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1 | ss. "Burma" | Soft Sores | 2 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 3 | ss. "Sandown Castle" | Syphilis | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| „ 3 | ss. "Assisa" | Gonorrhoea and Soft Sores. | 1 | ||
| „ 4 | ss. "Bhesus" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 9 | ss. "Britta" | Soft Sores | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| 11 | ss. "Astyanax" | Gonorrhoea | 2 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 25 | ss. "Specialist" | Buboes | 1 | To attend a Clinic. | |
| „ 29 | ss. "Maryland" | Gonorrhoea | 2 | ||
| Feb. 1 | ss. "Eurymedon" | Syphilis Gonorrhoea | 1 1 | To attend hospital in Liverpool. | |
| „ 7 | ss. "Trevilley" | Syphilis | 1 | Sent to hospital at St. Vincent. | |
| „ 10 | ss. "Moldavia" | Gonorrhoea and Orchitis. | 1 | Proceeding home to Birkenhead. | |
| „ 13 | ss. "Llandaff Castle" | Gonorrhoea | 2 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 14 | ss. "Ausonia" | Gonorrhoea and Epididymitis. | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| „ 17 | ss. "Orestes" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 26 | ss. "Clan Monroe" | Bubo | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury | |
| „ 27 | ss. "Nitokris" | Chancre | 1 | Proceeding to Hamburg for treatment. | |
| Mar. 2 | ss. "Adelfolis" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 3 | ss. "Gaika" | Syphilis Gonorrhoea | 1 | Passenger Crew | To attend Military Hospital. To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 5 | ss. "City of Corinth" | Bubo | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | |
| „ 15 | ss. "Ludenorff" | 1 1 | Treated on board. „ „ | ||
| „ 15 | ss. "Mathuria" | Gonorrhoea Soft Sore and Bubo | 1 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | |
| April 3 | ss. "Bogota" | Syphilis and Chancre. | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 4 | ss. "Martin Carl" | Gonorrhoea and Bubo. | 1 | Returning to Germany. | |
| „ 6 | ss. "Macedonia" | Syphilis | 1 | Landed at Aden. | |
| „ 7 | ss. "Margit" | 1 | Returning to Norway. | ||
| „ 19 | ss. "Avelona" | Septic Sore and Bubo. | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 26 | Gonorrhoea and Soft Sore. | 2 | Proceeding home. | ||
| „ 26 | ss. "Bulgarian" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| May 3 | ss. "Avila" | Soft Sore | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| „ 4 | ss. "Cheshire" | Syphilis | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital,. Tilbury | |
| „ 12 | ss. " Glenpark" | Bubo | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital,. Greenwich. | |
| Carried forward 42 | |||||