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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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Venereal D iseases—
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Case. Brought forward | No. of Cases. 42 | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | ss. "Ingoma" | Soft Sore and Bubo. | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 20 | ss. "City of Khios" | Gonorrhœa Soft Chancre | 1 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | |
| „ 24 | ss. "Tantallus" | Bubo | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | ||
| „ 26 | ss. "Carmarthenshir " | Syphilis | 1 | ||
| „ 29 | ss. "Autolycus" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Treated on board; nil. | |
| „ 30 | ss. "Hardwicke Grange" | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | ||
| June 1 | ss. "Dimidius" | 1 | Treated in New York; nil. | ||
| „ 10 | ss. "Clan Sinclair" | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | ||
| „ 20 | ss. "Amarapoora" | Buboes | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | ||
| „ 22 | ss. "Maid of Corfu" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | ||
| July 4 | ss. "Discoverer" | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | ||
| „ 6 | ss. "Eanchi" | 1 | |||
| „ 7 | ss. "Malda" | Syphilis | 2 landed at Mombasa. 1 to attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | ||
| „ 16 | ss. "Ascani " | Gonorrhœa | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 25 | ss. "Arandora" | ||||
| „ 30 | ss. "Hesperides" | Syphilis | 1 | Landed at Aden. | |
| Aug. 3 | ss. "Morea" | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | ||
| „ 3 | ss. "Orvieto" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Landed at Melbourne. | |
| „ 13 | ss. "Mashobra" | Soft Sore | 1 | Treated on board; nil. | |
| „ 14 | ss. " Deodata " | Gonorrhœal Bheumatism. | 1 | Returned to Norway; nil. | |
| „ 19 | ss. "Minnewaska" | 1 | Passenger | To attend nearest Clinic. | |
| „ 20 | ss. "Alaunia" | Gonorrhœa Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 21 | ss. "Castilian" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Treated at Alexandria. | |
| „ 24 | ss. "Princesa" | 1 | Landed at Buenos Aires. | ||
| „ 27 | ss. "Llandaff Castle" | Syphilis | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital. Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 30 | ss. "Ormonde" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Treated on board. | |
| „ 30 | ss. "Modasa" | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |||
| „ 30 | ss. "Stuartstar" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | ||
| „ 30 | ss. "Benlomond" | 1 | Treated on board. | ||
| Sept. 8 | ss. "Henzada" | Gonorrhœa and Chancre. Soft Sore | 1 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital. Tilbury. | |
| „ 8 | ss. "Ullapool" | Syphilitic Hemiplegia. | 1 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton, for observation as suspected Continued Fever. | |
| „ 9 | ss. "Dunluce Castle" | Syphilis Gonorrhœa | 1 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 13 | ss. "City of Bagdad" | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | |||
| „ 14 | ss. "Malwa" | Syphilis | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 16 | ss. "Alaunia" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | To attend nearest Clinic. | |
| „ 20 | ss. "Pennyworth" | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | ||
| „ 20 | ss. "Rajputana" | 4 | 2 landed at Bombay. 2 to attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | ||
| „ 21 | ss. "Mongolia" | 1 | Cured on board. | ||
| „ 23 | ss. "Ausonia" | Gonococcal Urethritis. | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| „ 25 | ss. "Garth Castle" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Passenger | To attend Lock Hospital. |
| 25 | ss. "Merkara" | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 27 | ss. Flamand" | Gonorrhœa and Syphilis. | 1 | Passenger | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Oct. 2 | ss. "Philoctetes" | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| Carried forward 102 | |||||