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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Scarlet Fever—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933. | Brought forward | 11 | |||
| Oct. 28 | T.S. "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | Cadet | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 29 | T.S. "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | Cadet | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Nov. 1 | T.S. "Triton" (Gravesend Sea School.) | Lying off Gravesend. | 1 | Cadet | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 4 | T.S. "Triton" (Gravesend Sea School.) | Lying off Gravesend. | 1 | Cadet | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 6 | T.S. "Triton" (Gravesend Sea School.) | Lying off Gravesend. | 1 | Cadet | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 10 | T.S. "Triton" (Gravesend Sea School.) | Lying off Gravesend. | 1 | Cadet | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 14 | T.S. "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | Cadet | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 17 | T.S. "Triton" (Gravesend Sea School.) | Lying off Gravesend. | 1 | Cadet | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 23 | T.S. "Triton" (Gravesend Sea School.) | Lying off Gravesend. | 1 | Cadet | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| (2 Crew) | |||||
| Total | 20 | (2 Passengers) | |||
| (16 Cadets) | |||||
| (c) Resident in Port Sanitary District— | |||||
| Oct. 19 | Brunswick House | Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall. | 1 | Resident. | Removed to London County Council Isolation Hospital. |
| Total | 1 | (Resident) | |||
APPENDIX VI.—D iphtheria.
| Date. 1933. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24 ss. | "Glenarch" | Newlyn | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| May 1 ss. | "Port Wellington" | Hamburg | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Plaistow Isolation Hospital. |
| „ 8 ss. | "City of Hong Kong" | Capetown | 3 | Pass. | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| Oct. 2 ss. | "Trafford Hall" | Hamburg | 1 | Pass. | Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 6 ss. | "Veronica" | Leningrad | 1 | Crew | Removed to a Nursing Home. |
| (3 Crew) | |||||
| Total 7 | (4 Passengers) | ||||
(b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival—Nil.