Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXIII.—Disinfecting Operations for Infectious Disease.
Date. Fumigated. | Name of Vessel. | Necessity for Disinfection. | Action taken. |
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1929. Jan.11 | ss. "City of Lille" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
„ 15 | ss. "Mahsud" | „„ | Washed down with carbolic solution. |
„17 | ss. "Ausonia" | Measles | Fumigated with Formaldehyde and washed down. |
„ 18 | ss. "Llanstephan Castle" | Measles and Chicken-pox | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
„ 19 | ss. "Orford" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ „ |
„ 26 | ss. "Naldera" | Enteric Fever | „„„ |
Feb. 8 | ss. "Mantua" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „„ „ |
„ 9 | ss. "Vedic" | „ „ „ | Washed down with a disinfectant. |
„ 12 | ss. "Gloucestershire" | „ „ „ | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. |
„ 14 | ss. "Helenus" | „ „ „ | „ „ „ |
„ 15 | ss. "Llandaff Castle" | „ „ „ | „ „ „ |
April 4 | ss. "Wanderer" | Chicken -pox | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
„ 4 | ss. "Megantic" | (?) Typhoid Fever | „ „ „ |
„ 5 | ss. "Kaisar-I-Hind" | Measles | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide. |
„ 5 | ss. "Macedonia" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
„ 6 | ss. "Port Alma" | „ „ „ | „ „ „ |
„ 11 | ss. "Glengorm Castle" | „ „ „ | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide. |
„13 | ss. "Ascania" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Measles. | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
„ 15 | ss. "Llanstephan Castle" | Measles | „ „ „ |
„ 15 | ss. "Pegu" | Chicken-pox | „ „ „ |
„ 16 | ss. "Clan Sinclair" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ „ |
„ 16 | ss. "Alaunia" | Chicken-pox | Washed down with disinfecting solution. |
„ 18. | ss. "City of Salford" | Fumigated with sulphur and washed down. | |
„ 20 | ss. "Shropshire" | „ „ „ | |
„ 22 | ss. "Phemius" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ „ |
„ 22 | ss. "Mashobra" | (?) Small-pox | „ „ „ |
„ 25 | ss. "Patroclus" | Chicken-pox and Measles | „ „ „ |
„ 25 | ss. "Baltonia" | Scabies | „ „ „ |
„ 30 | ss. "Megantic" | German Measles and suspect Typhoid. | „ „ „ |
May 3 | ss. "Malwa" | Chicken-pox | „ „ „ |
„ 6 | ss. "Navasota" | Enteric Fever | „ „ „ |
„ 8 | ss. "Baltonia" | Chicken-pox | „ „ „ |
„ 9 | C.B. "Harry" | Diphtheria | „ „ „ |
„ 11 | ss. "St Joseph" | German Measles | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide. |
„ 17 | ss. "Ascania" | Measles and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down. |
„ 20 | ss. "Alaunia" | Measles | „ „ „ |
„ 21 | ss. "Carmania" | Diphtheria | „ „ „ |
„ 24 | ss. "Viceroy of India" | Enteric Fever | „ „ „ |
„ 25 | ss. "Oronsay" | Measles | „ „ „ |
„ 26 | ss. "Gloucester Castle" | Enteric Fever | „ „ „ |
„ 27 | ss. "Warszawa" | Measles | „ „ „ |
„ 28 | ss. "Benalla" | Measles and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | „„„ |
June 10 | ss. "Orama" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ „ |
„10 | ss. "Corminster" | Measles | „ „ „ |
„ 11 | ss. "London Merchant" | Enteric Fever | „ „ „ |
„ 12 | ss. "Minnekahda" ... | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ „ |
„ 17 | ss. "Narkunda" | Measles | „ „ „ |
„ 18 | ss. "Baltonia" | Chicken-pox | „ „ „ |
„ 21 | ss. "Beltana" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ „ |
„ 22 | ss. "Grantully Castle" | „ „ „ | |
„ 24 | ss. "Megantic" | German Measles | „ „ „ |
„ 24 | ss. "Africstar" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ „ |
„ 25 | ss. "Minnesota" | Chicken-pox | „ „ „ |
„27 | ss. "Korean Prince" | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | „ „ „ |
„ 27 | ss. "Rimutaka" | Measles | „ „ „ |
„ 28 | ss. "Almedastar" | Chicken-pox | „„ „ |
„ 28 | ss. "City of Valencia" | Scarlet Fever | „ „ „ |