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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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Venereal Diseases—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Case. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929. | Brought forward | 287 | |||
| Nov. 16 | ss. "London Merchant" | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Loriga" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Laomedon" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal albert Dock. |
| „ 22 | ss. "Cay of Kimberley" | Gonorrhœa Bubo | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| „ 22 | ss. "Cay of Bedford" | Soft Chancre | 1 | „ | Treated in New York. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Cay of Lahore" | Syphilis | 2 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Orama" | G.P.I. | 1 | Passenger | Proceeding home. |
| Oct. 25 | ss. "Merkara" | Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal albert Dock. |
| „ 25 | ss. "Winneton" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 30 | ss. "Alban" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| Gonorrhœa and Soft Sore. | 1 | „ | Treated at Ellis Island. | ||
| ., 30 | ss. "Bimutaka" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| „ 31 | ss. "Sagaing" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | Landed at Rangoon. |
| Nov. 1 | ss. "Rhexenor" | „ Gonorrhœa | 1 1 | „ d.b.s. | „ Colombo. Well on arrival. |
| 2 | ss. "Nestor" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | „ |
| 3 | ss. "Margha" | „ | 2 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal albert Dock. |
| 3 | ss. "Carmania" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| 5 | ss. "Kelvinia" | soft Chancre | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal albert Dock. |
| 7 | ss. "Osterley" | Gonorrhœa | 3 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| 7 | ss. "Eurymedon" | Gonorrhœa Bubo | 2 | „ | Treated on board. |
| 8 | ss. "Dayrose" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, |
| Chronic Gleet | 1 | „ | Royal albert Dock. „ „ „ | ||
| ., 11 | ss. "Tuscania" | Gonorrhœa | 2 | „ | „ „ „ |
| „ 11 | ss. "City of Tokio" | Soft Sore and Bubo. | 2 | „ | Treated on board |
| „ 15 | ss. "Highland Monarch" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal albert Dock. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Pegu" | „ | 7 | „ | Landed at Liverpool. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Chitral" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Rodneystar" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal albert Dock. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Glengorm Castle" | „ | 2 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Shropshire" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | Landed at Liverpool. |
| „ 19 | ss. "Cay of Birmingham" | „ Gonorrhœa | 1 1 | „ | Treated on board. „ „ |
| „ 19 | ss. "Morvada" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal albert Dock. |
| „ 19 | ss. "Batavier V." | „ | 1 | D.B.S. | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 21 | ss. "Orsova" | Syphilis | 1 | Passenger | Treated in Australia. |
| „ 21 | ss. "Cay of Pekin" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Crew | Treated on board. |
| „ 22 | ss. "Helenus" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | Landed at Sourabaya. |
| „ 27 | ss. "Burma" | „ | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| „ 30 | mv. "Fionia" | Soft Chancre Climatic Bubo | 1 1 | „ „ | „ „ „ „ |
| Dec. 1 | ss. "Asphalion" | Soft Chancre Gonorrhœa | 1 1 | „ „ | „ „ „ „ |
| 1 | ss. "Manora" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| 11 | ss. "alaunia" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 13 | ss. "Macedonia" | Soft Sore | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 14 | ss. "Barrhill" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Barrabool" | General Paralysis of the Insane. | 1 | „ | Proceeded under escort. |
| Syphilis | 2 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal albert Dock. | ||
| Syphilis and Gonorrhœa. | 1 | Passenger | To be treated at home Clinic. | ||
| Carried forward 351 | |||||