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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 | 351 | |||
| Dec. 15 | ss. "Craftsman" | Gonorrhœa | 1 | Crew | Treated at Port Said. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Royal Star" | Syphilis | 1 | D.B.S. | Treated on board. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Malakuta" | „ | 1 | Crew | „ „ |
| Soft Sore „ | 1 1 | „ Passenger | „ „ „ „ | ||
| Syphilis | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | ||
| „ 2c | ss. "Capitaine Maurice Eugene" | Soft Sore | 1 | „ | Landed at Oran. |
| „ 21 | ss. "Madura" | Syphilis Gonorrhoea | 1 1 | „ „ | „ Mombasa. „ „ |
| „ 22 | ss. "Clan Buchanan" | „ | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Crane" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Llandovery Castle" | 1 | „ | „ „ „ | |
| „ 26 | ss. "City of Exeter" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| Climatic Bubo | 1 | „ | „ „ „ | ||
| „ 28 | ss. "Lancashire" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| Soft Sore | 1 | „ | „ „ | ||
| „ 28 | ss. "Mashobra" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 3c | ss. "Martaban" | Syphilis | 3 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 3c | ss. "Holmlea" | „ | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ „ „ | |||
| Total | 373 |
APPENDIX XXI.—Miscellaneous Diseases (Classified).
| OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. | NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISORDERS. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumps 7 C, 6 P. Whooping Cough 5 C., 6 P. | Amentia, Primary 1P. Asthma 2 P. (1 died). Cerebral Inflammation 1C. (died). Dementia Paralytica IP. Epilepsy 1 P. General Paralysis 1C. (died). Heat Apoplexy 1C. (died), 3 P. (died). Insanity 1 C., 7 P. Melancholia 1 c., 2 P. Neurasthenia 1 C., 2 P. Psychosthenia 2 P. | ||
| TROPICAL DISEASES. Beri-beri 5 C. (2 died), 1 P. (died). Bubo, Climatic 3 . Dengue Fever 2 C. Dracunculosis 1C Sprue 3 P. (1 died). | |||
| CATARRHAL CONDITIONS. | DISEASES OF THE SKIN. | ||
| Febricula Tonsillitis | 2 C. 7 C., 3 P. | Acne 1 C. Dermatitis 1C Herpes Zoster 3 C. Impetigo 2 P. Scabies 2 C., 5 P. Seborrhoea 1 C. | |
| RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS> Rheumatism 1C. Rheumatic Fever 3C.,1P | |||
| SEPTIC CONDITIONS. | DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | ||
| Abscess 1 C. ,, Rectal 1c. ,, Axillary 1c. Cellulitis 2 C. Septicaemia 1c. (died), 2 P. (1 died). Sepsis 2 C. Septic Foot 2 C. ,, Arm 1c. ,, Hand 1 C. | Aortic Aneurysm IP. (died). Angina Pectoris 1 C. (died). Arterio-sclerosis IP. Cerebral Haemorrhage 4 C. (2 died). ,, Embolism . 5 P. (3 died). Embolism IP. (died). Heart Failure 5 C. (died), 11 P. (died). Hemiplegia 1 C. Myocardial Degeneration 1C. (died), 1 P. (died) Phlebitis 1 C., 1 P. Ruptured Aneurysm C. (died). | ||