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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 1935
[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 | 71 | 16 |
| Gonorrhoea | 252 | 18 |
| Soft Sore | 47 | 1 |
| Climatic Bubo | 9 | Nil. |
| 379 | 35 | |
| Total, 414 | ||
APPENDIX XXII.-Hospital.
| Admitted | Discharged. | Died. | Remaining under treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken-pox | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Measles | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| Mumps | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Typhus Fever (suspected) | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| „ „(contact) | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Other Diseases | 15 | 15 | - | - |
| Total | 52 | 47 | 4 | 1 |
| Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1935 | 1 | |||
| Total number of days'treatment during the year | 575 | |||
| Average number of days' treatment for each case | 11.0 | |||
| Average daily number of patients in Hospital | 1.5 | |||
| Average daily cost of maintenance per patient | 1s.7¼d. | |||
| Average total cost of maintenance por patient | 17s.9d. |