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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XVIII.—Chicken-pox.
| Date. 1931. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2 | ss. | " Barrabool" | Brisbane | 2 | Passengers | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 13 | ss. | " Mantola " | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | „ Aden. |
| „ 21 | ss. | " Ballarat" | Sydney | 2 | Passengers | Convalescent on arrival. |
| „ 24 | ss. | " Mashobra " | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | |
| Feb. 23 | ss. | " Clan MacTaggart" | 4 | Landed at Madras. | ||
| Mar. 10 | ss. | " Clan Buchanan " | Chittagong | 5 | 1 landed at Colombo. | |
| 2 „ Suez. | ||||||
| 2 admitted to Port Sanitary | ||||||
| Hospital, Denton. | ||||||
| April 4 | ss. | " City of Hong Kong " | Bombay | 4 | Removed to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. | |
| „ 15 | ss. | " Jameson " | Vita | 1 | ||
| May 2 | ss. | " Mulbera " | Calcutta | 1 | Landed at Madras. | |
| ss. | " Clan Maclver " | Bombay | 2 landed at Bombay. 3 „ Cochin. | |||
| 12 | ss. | " Clan Maclndoe " | Vizagapatam | 1 | Landed at Calcutta. | |
| „ 16 | ss. | " Montcalm " | Montreal | 1 | Passenger | „ Le Havre. |
| „ 24 | ss. | " Guildford Castle " | Lauren& Marques. | ,, Southampton. | ||
| June 11 | ss. | " Andalucia Star " | Buenos Aires | 1 | Crew | „ Plymouth. |
| „ 29 | ss. | " Caronia " | New York | Passengers | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. | |
| July 1 | ss. | " Atlantis " | Mediterranean Cruise. | 1 | Crew | |
| ,, 16 | ss. | " Atlantis " | Baltic Ports | 1 | ||
| Aug. 10 | ss. | " City of Canberra " | Graythorpe | 1 | ||
| „ 16 | ss. | " Novara " | Calcutta | 1 | Well on arrival. | |
| Sept. 4 | ss. | " Mooltan " | Brisbane | Passengers | 1 landed at Bombay. | |
| 1 „ Ismailiah. | ||||||
| „ 9 | ss. | " Baltonia " | Tallinn | 1 | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. | |
| „ 20 | ss. | " Llangibby Castle " | Mombasa | 1 | Landed at Zanzibar. | |
| Oct. 4 | ss. | " Shropshire " | Rangoon | 1 | Crew | ,, Port Sudan. |
| 4 | ss. | " Sentry " | Manchester | 1 | Admitted to L.C.C. Hospital, Tooting. | |
| „ 15 | ss. | " Andalucia Star " | Buenos Aires | 1 | Passenger | Proceeded home. |
| Nov. 8 | ss. | " Ascania " | Montreal | 1 | Landed at Havre. | |
| „ 20 | ss. | " Montrose " | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hos | |||
| pital, Denton. | ||||||
| „ 30 | ss. | " City of Hong Kong " | Antwerp | 1 | Crew | |
| Dec. 11 | ss. | " Marquesa " | Buenos Aires | 1 | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. | |
| — | (32 Crew.) | |||||
| Total | 50 | (18 Passengers.) | ||||
APPENDIX XIX.—Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases | Passenger f or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931. | |||||
| June 9 | ss. " Alaunia " | New York | 1 | Crew | To Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Nov. 5 | ss. " Baradine " | Brisbane | 2 | Passengers | Convalescent naval ratings proceeding to Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham. |
| — | (1 Crew7.) | ||||
| Total | 3 | (2 Passengers.) | |||
APPENDIX XX.—Parotitis.
| Date. 1931. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. oi Cases. | Passenger : or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9 | ss. | " Madura " | Lying in dock | 2 | Crew | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 17 | ss. | " Vicerov of India | " Reykjavik | 7 | ||
| Aug. 1 | ss. | " Viceroy of India | " Norwegian Cruise. | 8 | ||
| „ 22 | ss. | " Montrose " | Montreal | 1 | " | |
| „ 24 | ss. | " Worcestershire " | Rangoon | 2 | " | Well on arrival. |
| Oct. 16 | ss. | " Bendigo " | Brisbane | 1 | Passenger | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Dec. 18 | ss. | " Kaisar-I-Hind " | Bombay | 1 | Crew [21 Crew.) ;i Passenger.) | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| — 1 | ||||||
| Total | 22 i | |||||