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Port of London 1929

[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.
1929. Jan.11ss. "City of Lille"Pulmonary TuberculosisFumigated with sulphur and washed down.
„ 15ss. "Mahsud"„„Washed down with carbolic solution.
„17ss. "Ausonia"MeaslesFumigated with Formaldehyde and washed down.
„ 18ss. "Llanstephan Castle"Measles and Chicken-poxFumigated with sulphur and washed down.
„ 19ss. "Orford"Pulmonary Tuberculosis„ „ „
„ 26ss. "Naldera"Enteric Fever„„„
Feb. 8ss. "Mantua"Pulmonary Tuberculosis„„ „
„ 9ss. "Vedic"„ „ „Washed down with a disinfectant.
„ 12ss. "Gloucestershire"„ „ „Fumigated with sulphur and washed down.
„ 14ss. "Helenus"„ „ „„ „ „
„ 15ss. "Llandaff Castle"„ „ „„ „ „
April 4ss. "Wanderer"Chicken -poxFumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down.
„ 4ss. "Megantic"(?) Typhoid Fever„ „ „
„ 5ss. "Kaisar-I-Hind"MeaslesFumigated with sulphur dioxide.
„ 5ss. "Macedonia"Pulmonary TuberculosisFumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down.
„ 6ss. "Port Alma"„ „ „„ „ „
„ 11ss. "Glengorm Castle"„ „ „Fumigated with sulphur dioxide.
„13ss. "Ascania"Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Measles.Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down.
„ 15ss. "Llanstephan Castle"Measles„ „ „
„ 15ss. "Pegu"Chicken-pox„ „ „
„ 16ss. "Clan Sinclair"Pulmonary Tuberculosis„ „ „
„ 16ss. "Alaunia"Chicken-poxWashed down with disinfecting solution.
„ 18.ss. "City of Salford"Fumigated with sulphur and washed down.
„ 20ss. "Shropshire",,„ „ „
„ 22ss. "Phemius"Pulmonary Tuberculosis„ „ „
„ 22ss. "Mashobra"(?) Small-pox„ „ „
„ 25ss. "Patroclus"Chicken-pox and Measles„ „ „
„ 25ss. "Baltonia"Scabies„ „ „
„ 30ss. "Megantic"German Measles and suspect Typhoid.„ „ „
May 3ss. "Malwa"Chicken-pox„ „ „
„ 6ss. "Navasota"Enteric Fever„ „ „
„ 8ss. "Baltonia"Chicken-pox„ „ „
„ 9C.B. "Harry"Diphtheria„ „ „
„ 11ss. "St Joseph"German MeaslesFumigated with sulphur dioxide.
„ 17ss. "Ascania"Measles and Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Fumigated with sulphur dioxide and washed down.
„ 20ss. "Alaunia"Measles„ „ „
„ 21ss. "Carmania"Diphtheria„ „ „
„ 24ss. "Viceroy of India"Enteric Fever„ „ „
„ 25ss. "Oronsay"Measles„ „ „
„ 26ss. "Gloucester Castle"Enteric Fever„ „ „
„ 27ss. "Warszawa"Measles„ „ „
„ 28ss. "Benalla"Measles and Pulmonary Tuberculosis.„„„
June 10ss. "Orama"Pulmonary Tuberculosis„ „ „
„10ss. "Corminster"Measles„ „ „
„ 11ss. "London Merchant"Enteric Fever„ „ „
„ 12ss. "Minnekahda" ...Pulmonary Tuberculosis„ „ „
„ 17ss. "Narkunda"Measles„ „ „
„ 18ss. "Baltonia"Chicken-pox„ „ „
„ 21ss. "Beltana"Pulmonary Tuberculosis„ „ „
„ 22ss. "Grantully Castle"„ „ „
„ 24ss. "Megantic"German Measles„ „ „
„ 24ss. "Africstar"Pulmonary Tuberculosis„ „ „
„ 25ss. "Minnesota"Chicken-pox„ „ „
„27ss. "Korean Prince"Pulmonary Tuberculosis„ „ „
„ 27ss. "Rimutaka"Measles„ „ „
„ 28ss. "Almedastar"Chicken-pox„„ „
„ 28ss. "City of Valencia"Scarlet Fever„ „ „