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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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APPENDIX XXI.—Venereal Diseases.
| Number of Crew. | Cases reported-Passengers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | 42 | 13 |
| Gonorrhoea | 168 | 18 |
| Soft Sore | 4 | |
| Climatic Bubo | 37 | 2 |
| 251 | 33 | |
| Total, 284 | ||
APPENDIX XXII.-Hospital
Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c.
| Patients remaining in Hospital on 81st December, 1932 | Nil. | |||
| Admitted | Discharged. | Died. | Remaining under treatment. | |
| Chicken-pox | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Measles and German Measles | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Mumps | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 15 | — | — |
| Other Diseases | 14 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Total | 53 | 52 | — | 1 |
| Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1933 | 1 | |||
| Total number of days' treatment during the year | 997 | |||
| Average number of days' treatment for each case | 18.8 | |||
| Average daily number of patients in Hospital | 2.7 | |||
| Average daily cost of maintenance per patient | 1s. O¾d. | |||
| Average total cost of maintenance per patient | £1 0s. 3¾d. | |||