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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 XXII.—Venereal Diseases.
| Number of Cases reported | ||
|---|---|---|
| Crew. | Passengers. | |
| Syphilis | 60 | 15 |
| Gonorrhoea | 233 | 35 |
| Soft Sore | 24 | 1 |
| Climatic Bubo ... | 2 | |
| 53 | ||
| Total, 375. | ||
APPENDIX XXIII.
Vessels and Premises Disinfected from 1st January to 31st December, 1931.
| Month. | Reason for Disinfection. | Fumigation for Rats, &c. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encephalitis Lethargica. | Erysipelas. | Continued Fever. | Cholera. | Mumps. | Dysentery. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken-pox. | Leprosy. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Plague. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Small-pox. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Influenza and Pneumonia. | |||
| January | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | 14 | 20 |
| February | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 25 |
| March | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 25 | 28 |
| April | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 15 | 25 | |
| May | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| June | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | 20 |
| July | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 15 | 26 |
| August | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| September | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| October | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 18 |
| November | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| December | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | |
| Totals | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 2 | 11 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 165 | 254 |
APPENDIX XXIV.-Hospital Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c.
| Patients remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1930 | 2 | |||
| Admitted. | Discharged. | Died. | Remaining under treatment. | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 6 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Parotitis | 21 | 21 | — | — |
| Chicken-pox ... | 17 | 17 | — | — |
| Other Diseases | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Total | 49 | 51 | — | Nil. |
| Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1931 | Nil. | |||
| Total number of days'treatment during the year | 52.6 | |||
| Average number of days' treatment for each case | 10.7 | |||
| Average daily number of patients in Hospital | .13 | |||
| Average daily cost of maintenance per patient | 2s. 6Jd. | |||
| Average total cost of maintenance per patient | £1 6s. 4d. | |||