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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Arrangements for the Bacteriological or Pathological Examination of
Rats for Plague.
Arrangements made for other Bacteriological or Pathological Examinations.
Arrangements for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Venereal Diseases amongst
Sailors.
Arrangements for the Interment of the Dead.
All remain as reported in detail in 1933.
Table C.
Cases of Infectious Sickness landed from Vessels.
| Disease. | Number of Cases during the Year. | Number of Vessels concerned. | Average Number of Cases for previous 5 years. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers. | Crew. | |||
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 13 | 12 | 11.6 |
| Measles | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5.4 |
| German Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 68 | 26 | 60 | 86.8 |
| Tuberculosis (other kinds) | — | — | — | 2.6 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11.4 |
| Influenza | - | 2 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | 1.0 |
| Dysentery | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7.6 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11.6 |
| Chicken-pox | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13.8 |
| Remittent or Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Mumps | — | 1 | 1 | 8.4 |
Note.—The following oases of infectious disease occurred on Training Ships moored in the Thames:—
Scarlet Fever 2; Diphtheria 10; Measles 1; Mumps 1.
In addition 1 case of Diphtheria occurred on a Houseboat moored off Canvey Island.
Table D.
Cases of Infectious Sickness occurring on Vessels during the Voyage, but
disposed of prior to arrival.
| Disease. | Number of Cases during the Year. | Number of Vessels concerned. | Average Number of Cases for previous 5 years. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers. | Crew. | |||
| Cholera | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| Plague | — | — | — | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Small-pox | — | 9 | 6 | 8.8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.4 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10.8 |
| Measles | 9 | — | 7 | 19.0 |
| German Measles | 2 | — | 2 | 5.2 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | 2 | 1.0 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 21 | 5 | 19 | 41.2 |
| Tuberculosis (other kinds) | — | — | — | 1.0 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 2 | 7 | 16.6 |
| Influenza | 1 | 10 | 3 | 165.8 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| Dysentery | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9.0 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | 8 | 15 | 14 | 42.8 |
| Chicken-pox | 8 | 7 | 13 | 21.0 |
| Remittent or Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Mumps | 4 | — | 4 | 7.2 |