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City of London 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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APPENDIX III.—Small-pox.

Date.Name of Vessel.Where from.No. of Cases.Passenger or Crew Rating.How dealt with.
1985.
(a) Landed from Vessels—Nil.
(6) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival—
Mar. 8ss. "Mongolia"Brisbane1PassDied in Hospital at Suez.
Apl. 17ss. "Mulbera"Calcutta1PassLanded at Aden.
Aug. 31ss. "City of Durban"Calcutta1CrewLanded at Suez.
—(1 Crew)
Total3(2 Passengers)

APPENDIX IV.—Typhus Fever.

1935. Date.Name of Vessel.Where from.No. of Cases.Passenger or Crew Rating.How dealt with.
(a) Landed from Vessels—
Sept. 18ss. "Agamemnon"Amani1Pass (suspected)Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton.
Total1(Passenger)
-(suspected)
(b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival—Nil.

APPENDIX V.—Scarlet Fever.

Date.Name of Vessel.Where from.No. of Cases.Passenger or Crew Rating.How dealt with.
1935.
(a) Landed from Vessels—
June 18ss. "Aurania"Montreal1Pass.Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton.
Dec. 24ss. "Ascania"New York1Pass.Admitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton.
Total2(Passengers)
(b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival—
Jan. 4ss. "Carthage"Yokohama2Pass.1 landed at Hong Kong.
May 10ss. "Moreton Bay"Brisbane5Pass.1 landed at Colombo. All landed at Southampton.
Total7(Passengers)

APPENDIX VI.—Diphtheria.

Date.Name of Vessel.Where from.No. of Cases.Passenger or Crew Rating.How dealt with.
1935.
(a) Landed from Vessels—
Aug. 7T.S. "Cornwall"Lying off Denton1CadetAdmitted to Port Sanitary Hospital, Denton.
Oct. 24ss. "Aura"Helsingfors1CrewAdmitted to London County Council Hospital from Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich.
Total2(1 Crew)
=(1 Cadet)