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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 Diseases—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Case. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928. | Brought forward | 102 | |||
| Oct. 4 | ss. "Clan MacFarlane" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Crew | Convalescent. |
| „ 11 | ss. "Eurymedon" | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | ||
| „ 14 | ss. "Alaunia" | 1 | Treated on board. | ||
| Nov. 1 | ss. "Kai" | Gonorrhœa and Orchitis. | 1 | To attend Guy's Hospital, London. | |
| 3 | ss. "Inventor" | Gonorrhœa | 2 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | |
| „ 8 | ss. "Polydorus" | Chancre | 1 | Landed at Amsterdam. | |
| „ 9 | ss. " Baronsea " | Gonorrhœa | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, | |
| „ 9 | ss. "Flore" | 1 | Royal Albert Dock. Landed at Oran. | ||
| „ 13 | ss. "City of Melbourne" | Bubo, Soft Sore (?) Syphilis. | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | |
| „ 16 | ss. "Morea" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| „ 16 | ss. "Patrician" | Chancre | 1 | To attend Hospital in Liverpool. | |
| „ 19 | ss. "Llandaff Castle" | Gonorrhœa | 2 | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. | |
| Dec. 2 | ss. "Ascania" | Chancroid | 1 | To attend a Clinic. | |
| „ 3 | ss. "Mahratta" | 1 | |||
| „ 3 | ss. "Beaverbrook" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | ||
| 6 | ss. "Picard" | 1 | Passenger | Alien;refused leave to land. | |
| 7 | ss. "Ranchi" | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. | |
| Total 121 | |||||
APPENDIX XXIV.—Miscellaneous Diseases (Classified).
| OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISORDERS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumps | 26 C., 5 P. | Asthma | 1 P. |
| Pertussis | 5 P. | Cerebral Hemorrhage | 2 C. (died), 3 P. (2 died). |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 1 P. | ||
| TROPICAL DISEASES. | Dementia Præcox. | 4 P. | |
| Insanity | 2 C., 14 P. | ||
| Mania | 1 C. | ||
| Beri-beri | 6 C. | Melancholia | 1 P. |
| Mental Case | 1 C. | ||
| Climatic Bubo | 1 C. | ||
| 0 Depression | 1 C. | ||
| Java Fever | 3 C. | ||
| Neurasthenia | 1 P. | ||
| Sandfly Fever | 1 C. | ||
| Neuritis | 1 C., 1 P. | ||
| Seven-day Fever | 1 C. | ||
| Religious Mania | 1 C. | ||
| Sprue | 1 P. | ||
| DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | |||
| CATARRHAL CONDITIONS. | |||
| Anæmia | 1 C. | ||
| Catarrh | 5 C., 1 P. | ||
| Aneurysm | 1 P. | ||
| 1 P. | |||
| Angina Pectoris | 2 P. (1 died). | ||
| Febricula | 2 C., 1 P. | ||
| Cardiac Failure | 1 C. | ||
| Pharyngitis | 2 C. | ||
| Heart Disease | 2 C. (1 died), 4 P. (3 died). | ||
| Tonsillitis | 13 C., 7 P. | ||
| RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS. | „ Failure | 4 C., 1 P. | |
| Morbus Cordis | 4 C., 2 P. | ||
| Myocarditis | 1C.,1P. | ||
| Lumbago | 1 C. | Syncope | 1 C. |
| Rheumatism | 5 C. | Valvular Disease of the Heart | 1 P. |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 0., 1 P. | Varicose Ulcer | 1 C. |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1 0. | DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. | |
| SEPTIC CONDITIONS. | |||
| Bronchitis | 6 C., 5 P. | ||
| Axillary Abscess | 1 P. | Congestion of Lungs | 1 P. (died). |
| 3 C. | Pleurisy | 10C. | |
| Furunculosis | 1 C. | DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. | |
| Septic Dermatitis | 2 C. | ||
| 3 C. | |||
| 1 C. | Abdominal Pains | 2 C. | |
| 5 C. | Acute Abdomen | 1 P. | |
| Ulcerated Ear | 1 C. | Appendicitis | 9 C. (1 died), 10 P. |