Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXVI.—Disinfecting Operations for Infectious Disease.
| Date. Fumigated. 1928. | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Disinfection. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 3 | ss. "Baxtergate" | Enteric Fever | Washed down with disinfectant. |
| „ 9 | ss. "Clan Buchanan" | Small-pox | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Mantua" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ 24 | ss. "Clan Mackinlay" | Washed down with carbolic solution. | |
| „ 31 | ss. "Padua" | Washed down with disinfectant. | |
| Feb. 11 | ss. "Moldavia" | Scarlet Fever | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| » 16 | ss. "Ausonia" | Mumps | Fumigated with Formalin and washed down. |
| „ 21 | ss. "Deucalion" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Llandovery Castle" | ||
| „ 28 | ss. "Clan Monroe" | Washed down with disinfectant. | |
| „ 29 | Police Office, Victoria Dock | Erysipelas and Measles | |
| Mar. 6 | ss. "Smolensk" | Measles | Fumigated and washed down with disinfectant. |
| „ 8 | ss. "Shropshire" | Enteric Fever | |
| „ 9 | ss. "Malwa" | Measles | |
| „ 16 | ss. "Bajputana" | ||
| „ 29 | ss. "Nankin" | Typhoid Fever and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | |
| „ 31 | ss. "Navasota" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ 30 | ss. "Nankin" | Plague, Enteric Fever and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
| April 3 | ss. "Baltannic" | Mumps and Chicken-pox | |
| „ 5 | ss. "Grantully Castle" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ 12 | ss. "Cathay" | ||
| „ 12 | ss. "Aurania" | ||
| „ 12 | ss. "Ranpura" | Whooping Cough | |
| „ 12 | ss. "Mashobra" | Small-pox and Chicken-pox | |
| „ 16 | ss. "Mantola" | Chicken-pox and Measles | |
| „ 16 | ss. "Bassano" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Washed down with disinfecting solution. |
| 16 | ss. "Khiva" | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
| „ 18 | ss. "City of Benares" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ 20 | ss. "Lancastria" | Measles | Fumigated with Formaldehyde and washed down. |
| „ 27 | ss. "Ranchi" | Paratyphoid | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
| May 4 | ss. "Mantua" | ||
| „ 11 | ss. "Princesa" | Continued Fever | |
| „ 18 | ss. "Redriff" | Small-pox | |
| „ 21 | ss. "Baltara" | Measles | |
| „ 21 | ss. "Smolensk" | Scarlet Fever | |
| „ 21 | ss. "Clan Macintosh" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Washed down with carbolic solution. |
| „ 22 | ss. "Merkara" | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. | |
| „ 24 | ss. "Sarpedon" | Chicken-pox | |
| June 4 | ss. "Almeda" | Measles | Fumigated with Formalin. |
| „ 5 | ss. "Boi-Albert" | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
| „ 7 | ss. "Morea" | Measles and Enteric Fever | |
| „ 14 | ss. "Manela" | Chicken-pox | Sprayed with disinfecting solu tion. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Naldera" | Enteric Fever | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Garth Castle" | Chicken-pox | Fumigated with Formalin. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Ascania" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
| „ 25 | ss. "Macedonia" | Enteric Fever | |
| „ 25 | ss. "Saga" | Chicken-pox | |
| July 3 | ss. "Smolensk" | Measles | |
| „ 5 | ss. "Vedic" | Scarlet Fever |