Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Chicken-pox—
Date. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
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1932. April 1 | ss. "Moldavia" | Brought forward | 14 | Pass. | Proceeded home. |
Brisbane | 1 | ||||
„ 1 | ss. "Naldera" | Yokohama | 1 | Pass. | Well on arrival. |
„ 8 | ss. "Malwa" | Bombay | 1 | Pass. | Landed at Marseilles. |
„ 13 | ss. "Erria" | Bangkok | 1 | Pass. | Proceeded home. |
„ 13 | ss. "Sagaing" | Rangoon | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
„ 29 | ss. "Mashobra" | Calcutta | 1 | Pass. | Proceeded home. |
„ 29 | ss. "Rajputana" | Yokohama | 2 | Pass. | Well on arrival and proceeded home. |
5 | Crew | ||||
„ 30 | ss. "Diplomat" | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | Landed at Colombo. |
May 16 | ss. "Suecia" | Goteburg | 1 | Pass. | Well on arrival. |
June 6 | ss. "Franconia" | World Cruise | 1 | Pass. | Landed at Plymouth. |
Oct. 7 | ss. "Chitral" | Brisbane | 3 | Crew (21 Crew) | Landed at Aden. |
Total | 33 | (12 Passengers) |
APPENDIX XIX.—Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Date. 1932. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
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(a) Landed from Vessels— | |||||
April 5 | ss. "Clan MacBean" | Chittagong | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
July 16 | Training Ship "Stork" | Lying at Hammersmith. | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Western Hospital, Hammersmith. |
Dee. 22 | ss. "City of Hongkong" | Calcutta | 2 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Tilbury. |
Total | 4 | Crew | |||
(b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
April 20 | ss. "Manaar" | Calcutta | 2 | Crew | 1 landed at Baltimore ; 1 died buried at sea. |
Total | 2 | Crew |
APPENDIX XX.—M UMPS.
Date. 1932. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases | Passenger or Crew , Rating. | How dealt with. |
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(a) Landed from Vessels—Nil. | |||||
April 28 | ss. "City of Poona" | Calcutta | 2 | Crew | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
Aug. 24 | ss. "Baltonia" | Danzig | 1 | Pass. (2 Crew) | Proceeded home. |
Total | 3 | (1 Passenger) | |||
(6) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
Mar. 8 | ss. "Manela" | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
„ 14 | ss. "Jeypore" | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | landed at Suez. |
April 28 | ss. "City of Poona" | Calcutta | 2 | Crew | landed at Port Said. |
„ 28 | ss. "Orsova" | Sydney | 3 | Pass. | Convalescent on arrival. |
May 13 | ss. "Corfu" | Yokohama | 9 | Pass. | Well on arrival. |
„ 20 | ss. "Strathaird" | Brisbane | 1 | Pass. | Convalescent on arrival. |
June 6 | ss. "Franconia" | World Cruise | 1 | Pass. | Ditto. |
Aug. 3 | ss. "Orient City" | Port Lincoln | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
Sept. 1 | ss. "Orsova" | Brisbane | 2 | Pass. | Convalescent on on arrival. |
„ 2 | ss. "Glengarry" | Yokohama | 2 | Pass. | Well on arrival. |
„ 18 | ss. "Strathnaver" | Mediterranean | 1 | Crew (6 Crew) | Ditto. |
Total | 24 | (18 Passengers) |