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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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Chicken-pox—continued.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929. | Brought forward | 29 | ||
| May 28 | T.S. "Arethusa." | Greenhithe | 3 | Removed to ship's hospital ashore. |
| June 17 | ss. "Baltonia," London, 115268. | Danzig | 2 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Minnesota," Liverpool, 113460. | New York | 1 | „ „ „ |
| „ 26 | ss. "Almedastar," London, 149751. | Buenos Aires | 1 | Landed at Boulogne. |
| Aug. 2 | ss. "Manora," Glasgow, 133129. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Hospital at Madras. |
| „ 27 | ss. "Berrima," Greenock, 135332. | Brisbane | 2 | Well on arrival. |
| Sept. 2 | ss. "Umvuma," London, 136725. | (In Dock) | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 6 | ss. "Naldera," of Greenock. | Sydney | 1 | Well on arrival. |
| „ 9 | ss. "Ascania," Liverpool, 147307. | Montreal | 1 | „ „ |
| Oct. 24 | ss. "Llandaff Castle," London, 149752. | Mombasa | 1 | „ „ |
| „ 24 | ss. "Orama," Barrow, 146024. | Brisbane | 6 | Landed at Fremantle. |
| Dec. 7 | ss. "City of Manchester," Glasgow, 115942. | Calcutta | 1 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Total | 50 |
APPENDIX XX.—Venereal Diseases.
| Date. 1928. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Case. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 7 | ss. "Silver Grey " | Gonorrhœal Rheumatisn | 1 L. | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 12 „ 20 | ss. "Zera" ss. "Seelandia" | Gonorrhœa Soft Sore and | 2 1 | „ „ | To be treated in Hull. Proceeded to Rotterdam. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Maid of Corfu " | Bubo. Soft Sore | 1 | „ | Proceeded to Antwerp. |
| „ 22 „ 24 | ss. "Hypatia " ss. "Haruna Maru " | Gonorrhœa „ | 1 1 | Passenger „ | To be treated by private doctor. „ „ „ |
| „ 25 „ 30 | ss. "Clan Mackenzie " ss. "Ejaika " | Syphilis Gonorrhœa | 1 3 | Crew D.B.S. | Landed at Port Said. Proceeded to Liverpool. |
| „ 31 1929. | ss. "Usedom " | Chancre | 2 | Crew | Landed at Oran. |
| Jan. 3 | ss. "Plantor " | Chancre | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 3 | ss. "Borderer " | Soft Sore and Bubo. | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| „ 4 | ss. "Razmak " | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | „ „ „ |
| „ 6 | ss. "Hesperides " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | „ „ „ |
| „ 9 | ss. "Eastgate " | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Historian " | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilburv Dock. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Llanstephan Castle " | „ | 1 | „ | „ „ „ |
| „ 19 | ss. "Madura " | „ | 2 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Nankin " | Chancre | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| „ 21 | ss. "Llandovery Castle " | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend V.D. Clinic, Graves-end. |
| „ 21 | ss. "War Sepoy " | Gonorrhœa | 1 | D.B.S. | To attend home Clinic. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Dortmund " | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To be treated in Hamburg. |
| „ 25 | ss. "City of Paris " | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | Landed at Madras. |
| „ 28 | ss. "Naldera " | „ | 1 | „ | To attend home Clinic. |
| „ 29 | ss. "Imani " | Gumma of Tongue. | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Capulet " | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | Landed at Durban. |
| „ 31 | ss. "Assyrian " | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| Carried forward | 31 | ||||