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Port of London 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX III.
Return of the number of cases of Infectious Disease notified to the Ministry of
Health during the year 1929, and of deaths from the diseases notified.
This Table includes all cases actually introduced or occurring within the Port, but does not include cases reported as having occurred on vessels during the voyage which had either recovered or been removed from the vessel before arrival at Gravesend.
| Number. | Deaths. | Number. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 4 | 1 | Brought forward | 68 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | — | Continued Fever | — | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 11 | - | Trench Fever | — | — |
| Dysentery | 12 | — | |||
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | ||
| Paratyphoid) | 34 | 4 | Erysipelas | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 12 | — | Tuberculosis— | ||
| Cholera | — | — | Respiratory | 79 | 3 |
| Plague | — | — | Other kinds | 3 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | Malaria | 33 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | Chicken-pox | 13 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | Measles (including German Measles) | 17 | |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | — | — | |||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | Whooping Cough | 2 | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | Other diseases | 38 | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | |||
| Carried forward | 68 | 5 | Total | 266 | 8 |
APPENDIX IV.—C holera.
| Date. 1929 | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 7 ss. "Mulbera," Glasgow, 146298. | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Madras. |
| June | 5 ss. "Maidan," Liverpool, 147321. | „ | 1 | „ „ |
| Total 2 |
APPENDIX V.—P lague.
| Date. 1929. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 11 | ss. "City of Tokio," Liverpool, 145886. | Darien | 1 | Landed at Woosung Forts. Died, buried ashore. |
| Total 1 |
APPENDIX VI.—Small-pox.
| Date. 1929 | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| •Jan. 10 | ss. "Karmala," Liverpool, 135590. | Yokohama | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Hector," Liverpool, 147282. | Darien | 1 | „ „ |
| Feb. 19 | ss. "Tantalus," Liverpool, 147222. | Macassar | 4 | 1 died; buried at sea. 3 removed to hospital at Amsterdam. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Gleniffer," London, 139052. | Yokohama | 1 | Landed at Singapore. |
| „ 21 | ss. "City of Lahore," Liverpool, 131336. | Darien | 1 | „ „ |
| Mar. 1 | ss. "Ranpura," Newcastle, 148119. | Bombay | 1 | Landed and died at Marseilles. |
| „ 2 | ss. "(Eneas," Liverpool, 131305. | Taku Bar | 1 | Landed at Hong Kong. |
| „ 8 | ss. "Laverock," London, 129042. | Amsterdam | 1 | Removed to hospital at West Ham. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Hatimura," London. 142722. | Bombay | 3 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital. Denton. |
Carried forward 14