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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
Port of London 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Pneumonia— continued.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929. | Brought forward 17 | |||
| May 15 | ss. "Llandovery Castle," London, 148678. | Beira | 2 | 1 died; buried at sea, 1 removed to Seamen's Hospital |
| Tilbury. | ||||
| „ 28 | ss. "Benalla," Greenock, 135322. | Brisbane | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital Royal Albert Dock. |
| June 14 | ss. "Tainui," Southampton, 124507. | Wellington | 1 | Landed at Southampton. |
| „ 22 | ss. "Macedonia," Belfast, 116012. | Bombay | 2 | 1 „ Aden. 1 removed to Seamen's Hospital Tilbury. |
| July 18 | ss. "Esperance Bay," Fremantle, 140148. | Brisbane | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 19 | ss. "Piako," Plymouth, 132766. | Oamaru | 1 | Died; buried at sea. |
| Aug. 14 | ss. "Picard," of Dunkirk | Dunkirk | 1 | Proceeded home. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Viceroy of India," Glasgow, 160238. | Venice | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| Sept. 15 | ss. "Auditor," Liverpool, 147260. | Colombo | 1 | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Princesa," Liverpool, 140585. | La Plata | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 27 | ss. " Rawalpindi," Greenock, 147827. | Bombay | 1 | „ „ „ |
| Oct.25 | ss. "Viceroy of India," Glasgow, 160238. | „ | 1 | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Nov.1 | T.S. "Exmouth" | Grays | 1 | Admitted to Ship's Infirmary. |
| „ 3 | ss. "Ascania," Liverpool, 147307. | Montreal | 1 | Removed to Bermondsey Hospital. |
| „ 22 | ss. "azmak," Greenock, 147816. | Bombay | 1 | Landed at Gibraltar. |
| Dec.7 | ss. "Garth Castle" | Beira | 1 | „ St. Helena. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Barrabool," Belfast, 145424. | Brisbane | 1 | Removed to Seamen's Hospital. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Ausonia," Liverpool, 145079. | New York | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| Total | 37 | |||
APPENDIX XVI.—Influenza.
| Date 1929. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan.1 | ss. "Antenor," Liverpool, 147292. | Taku Bar | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 7 | ss. "Minnewaska," Belfast, 145433. | New York | 21 | All well on arrival, |
| „ 18 | ss. "Randsfjord," of Oslo | Madagascar | 2 | 1 convalescent. 1 to obtain treatment in London. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Nankin," Greenock, 131857. | Calcutta | 3 | 1 died; buried at sea. 2 well on arrival. |
| „ 20 | ss. "City of London," London, 149965. | Brussels | 1 | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 31 | ss. "Ascania," Liverpool, 147307. | New York | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 31 | ss. "Teal," London,146150. | Hamburg | 2 | 1 „ 1 proceeded home. |
| Feb. 2 | ss. "Ariosto," Hull, 129280. | Fiume | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 4 | ss. "Minnewaska," Belfast, 145433. | New York | 3 | „ „ |
| March 2 | ss. "Alsacien," of Dunkirk | Dunkirk | 1 | Remained on board. |
| „ 3 | ss. "Nebraska," London, 144628. | Rotterdam | 1 | „ „ |
| „ 4 | ss. "Alexandre Andre," of Belgium. | Batoum | 6 | All recovered. |
| April13 | ss. "Rajputana," Greenock, 149361. | Bombay | 41 | „ |
| „ 16 | ss. "Alaunia," Liverpool, 147315. | New York | 6 | „ |
| Carried forward 90 | ||||