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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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Diphtheria—
| Date. 1936. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 4 | ||||
| April 29 | Training Ship "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | Boy | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| May 6 | Training Ship "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | „ | Ditto. |
| „ 10 | Training Ship "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | „ | Ditto. |
| „ 16 | Training Ship "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | „ | Ditto. |
| „ 20 | Training Ship "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | „ | Ditto. |
| June 15 | Training Ship "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | „ | Ditto. |
| Sept. 5 | Training Ship "Cornwall" | Lying off Denton | 1 | „ (1 Passenger) | Ditto. |
| Total | 11 | (10 Boys) | |||
| (b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
| Jan. 29 | ss. "Skiensfjord" | Tamatav | 2 | Crew | Landed at Freetown. |
| Feb. 20 | ss. "Sarpedon" | Tsingtao | 1 | Pass | Well on arrival. |
| Sept. 21 | ss. "Dunottar Castle" | Hamburg | 1 | Pass | Landed at Hamburg. |
| Nov. 1 | ss. "Baltrover" | Gdynia | 1 | Pass | Landed at Kiel Canal. |
| Total | 5 - | (3 Passengers) (2 Crew) | |||
APPENDIX VI.— Enteric Fever.
| Date. 1936. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Landed from Vessels- | |||||
| Jan. 1 | ss. "Annie Johnson" | San Francisco | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 7 | ss. "Ausonia" | New York | 1 | Crew | Ditto. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Bangitata" | Napier | 1 | Crew | Ditto. |
| Mar. 6 | ss. "Mongolia" | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Ditto. |
| „ 13 | ss. "Maria" | Tallinn | 1 | Crew | Ditto. |
| April 24 | ss. "Lexa Maersk" | Gandia | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 27 | ss. "Nardana" | Cairns | 3 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| July 27 | ss. "Bedriff" | Coastwise | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Aug. 17 | ss. "Garth Castle" | Africa | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Oct. 21 | ss. "Strathmore" | Bombay | 1 | Pass | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Nov. 14 | ss. "Serbino" | Calicut | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Hospital for Tropical Diseases, W.C. 1. |
| Deo. 23 | ss. "Maloja" | Bombay | 1 — | Crew (1 Passenger) | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Total | 14 | (13 Crew) | |||