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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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Chicken-pox— 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 18 | |||||||
| „ | 25 | ss. | "Bendigo," Greenock, 145603. | Brisbane | 1 | Passenger | Landed at Plymouth. |
| July | 4 | ss. | "Nesttun," of Bergen. | Mesane | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Municipal Hospital, Upney Lane. Barking, Essex. |
| „ | 18 | ss. | "Baradine," Belfast, 145419. | Sydney | 1 | Passenger | Well on arrival. |
| „ | 28 | T.S. "Exmouth," | (Lying at Grays) | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Ship's Hospital, Grays, Essex. | |
| Aug. | 5 | ss. | "Poelau Roebiah," of Amsterdam. | Batavier | 1 | „ | Landed at Suez. |
| „ | 11 | ss. | "Ascanius," Liverpool, 131312. | Newcastle, N.S.W. | 2 | Passengers | „ Cape Town. |
| Oct. | 18 | ss. | "Bendigo," Greenock, 145603. | Brisbane | 3 | it | Well on arrival. |
| „ | 24 | ss. | "Gloucester Castle," London, 135592. | Antwerp | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Nov. | 16 | ss. | "Port Hobart," London, 148631. | Adelaide Total | 1 - (1 30 (3 | it 0 Crew.) 0 Passenger | Well on arrival. s.) |
APPENDIX XX.—Leprosy.
| Date. 1930. | Name of Vessel, Port of Registry and Official No. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | ss. "Megara" (Dutch) | Curacao | 1 | Drew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock, awaiting repatriation. |
APPENDIX XXI.—Venereal Diseases.
| Date. 1930. | Name of Vessel. | Nature of Case. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | Advice given. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1 | ss. | "Ashworth " | Gonorrhoea | 2 | Crew | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ | „ | Gonorrhcea and Epididymitis. | 1 | „ | „ „ „ | |
| „ 1 | SS. | ''Sarpedon" | Gonorrhoea and Syphilis | 2 1 | „ „ | Treated on board. „ |
| „ 2 | ss. | ''Orford" | Gonorrhoea | 2 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury Dock. |
| „ 3 | ss. | ''Viceroy of India" | „ | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| „ 3 | ss. | ''Arandora Star" | „ | 2 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 4 | ss. | ''Maid of Crete" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 5 | ss. | ''Bushpool" | 1 | „ | Landed to hospital at Buenos Aires. | |
| 5 | ss. | "Metagama" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | Treated on board. |
| „ 7 | ss. | ''Glaciere" | „ | 2 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 7 | ss. | ''Uranienborg" | „ Soft Chancre | 1 3 | „ „ | Landed to hospital at Mauritius. Treated at hospital in Mauritius. |
| 8 | ss. | ''Millpool" | Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | Treated in Boston. |
| 8 | ss. | ''Port Hunter" | 1 | „ | Treated on board. | |
| „ 9 | ss. | ''Kota Baroc" | Epididymitis, Soft Sore. | 1 | „ | „ „ |
| „ 9 | ss. | ''Anchises" | Gonorrhoea | 2 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 10 | ss. | ''Rawalpindi" | „ Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. | 1 1 | „ „ | „ „ „ „ „ „ |
| „ 11 | ss. | ''Chindwin" | Syphilis | 1 | „ | To attend Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
| Gonorrhoea | 1 | „ | „ „ „ | |||
| Carried forward | 29 |