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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
City of London 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Pneumonia—continued.
| Date. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930. Brought forward 31 | |||||
| April 23 | bs. "Orford," Barrow, 146026. | Brisbane | Passengers | Died; buried at sea. | |
| „ 25 | ss. "Jason," Liverpool, 115297. | Batavia | 1 | Crew | Recovered: well on arrival. |
| May 4 | ss. "Runic," Liverpool, 113441. | Fremantle | 1 | „ | Landed at Southampton. |
| 7 | ss. " Magdapur," Liverpool, 143719. | Calcutta | 1 | „ | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| „ 8 | ss. "Oronsay," Glasgow, 147948. | Brisbane | 1 | Passenger | Admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital, London,W.C. |
| „ 10 | ss. "Jet Black," London, 145083. | - | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Manipur," Liverpool, 143661. | Calcutta | 1 | „ | Landed at Colombo. |
| „ 16 | ss." Leicestershire," Liverpool, 127995. | Rangoon | 1 | „ | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 17 | ss. "City of Canterbury," Glasgow, 146325. | Calcutta | 1 | „ | Landed at Colombo. |
| June 4 | ss. "Rawalpindi," Greenock, 147827. | Port Said | 1 | „ | Well on arrival. |
| „ 5 | ss. "Orama," Barrow, 146024. | Brisbane | 1 | Passenger | Landed at Southampton. |
| July 10 | ss. "Alcinous," of Amsterdam. | Batavier | 1 | Crew | Recovered. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Llanstephan Castle," London, 135315. | Hamburg | 1 | Passenger | Proceeded home. |
| Aug. 1 | ss. "Malwa," Greenock, 127543. | Bombay | 1 | Crew | Recovered. |
| „ 26 | ss. "City of Cairo," Liverpool, 137423. | Calcutta | 1 1 | „ Passenger | Both landed at Colombo. |
| „ 29 | ss. "Oronsay," | Australia | „ | Convalescent on arrival. | |
| Sept. 4 | Glasgow, 147948. T.S. "Exmouth " | (Lying at Grays | 1 | Crew | Admitted to ship's hospital ashore. |
| „ 5 | ss. " Mentor," Liverpool, 137408. | Vladivostock | 1 | Passenger | Died; buried at sea. |
| Oct. 23 | ss. "Jamaica Settler," London, 129082. | Kingston | 1 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 29 | (No. 9, Pier Head Cottages, West India Dock.) | — | 1 | — | Remained at home. |
| Nov. 24 | ss. "Madura," Glasgow, 146268. | Beira | 1 | Crew | Advised to attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| — (22 Crew.) | |||||
| Total 55 | (32 Passengers.) | ||||
| (1 Resident.) | |||||
APPENDIX XVI.—I nfluenza.
| Date. 1930. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 28 | ss. | "Britannia," of Gothenburg. | Gothenburg | 1 | Passenger | Proceeded home. |
| June 6 | ss. | "Malda," Glasgow, 146286. | Beira | 3 | Crew | All recovered. |
| „ 14 | ss. | "Kashgar," Glasgow, 128654. | Yokohama | 28 | Crew and Passengers | „ |
| „ 14 | ss. | "Margha," Glasgow, 141867. | Calcutta | 1 | Passenger | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 23 | ss. | "Dunluce Castle," London, 118490. | Beira | 1 | „ | Well on arrival. |
| „ 30 | ss. | "Manora," Glasgow, 133129. | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | Landed at Port Said. |
| Aug. 1 | ss. | "Malwa," Greenock, 127543. | Bombay | 4 | „ | Well on arrival. |
| 2 | ss. | "Diomed," Liverpool, 145930. | Otaru | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| Sept. 25 | ss. | "Fionia," of Copenhagen. | Bangkok | 3 | „ | „ „ |
| Carried forward 43 | ||||||