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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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Enteric Fever—
| 1936. Date. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
| Jan. 15 | ss. "British Monarch" | Montevideo | 1 | Crew | Landed at St. Vincent. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Aeneas" | Dairen | 1 | Crew | Landed at Singapore. |
| Feb. 19 | ss. "City of Exeter" | Madeira | 1 | Crew | Landed at Durban. |
| Mar. 9 | ss. "Caduceus" | Zarati | 1 | Pass | Well on arrival. |
| May 2 | ss. "Mantola" | Beira | 1 | Crew | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Maloja" | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Landed at Gibraltar. |
| June 6 | ss. "Britannic" | New York | 1 | Crew | Landed at Southampton for obser vation. |
| July 31 | ss. "Rawalpindi" | Yokohama | 1 | Pass | Well on arrival. |
| Aug. 7 | ss. "Hesperides" | Chittagong | 1 | Crew | Landed at Madras. |
| Sept. 8 | ss. "Csikos" | La Romana | 1 | Crew | Landed at Azores. |
| „ 26 | ss. "Nagpore" | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | Landed at Aden. |
| Oct. 22 | ss. "Umkuzi" | Beira | 1 | Crew | Landed at Teneriffe. |
| Nov. 14 | ss. "Serbino" | Calicut | 1 | Crew | Landed to Hospital in Liverpool. |
| „ 20 | ss. "Kaisar-I-Hind" | Bombay | 1 | Pass | Landed to Hospital in Gibraltar. |
| Dec. 3 | ss. "Oronsay" | Brisbane | 1 | Pass (4 Passengers) | Well on arrival. |
| Total | 15 | (11 Crew) | |||
APPENDIX VII.— Measles.
| Date. 1936. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Landed from Vessels— | |||||
| Jan. 21 | Sea School | Gravesend | Boy | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |
| „ 30 | ss. "Dunluce Castle" | Port Natal | 1 | Pass | Admitted to London Fever Hospital, Islington, N. |
| Mar. 6 | ss. "Corfleet" | Seaham Harbour | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| June 6 | ss. "Duquesa" | Buenos Aires | 1 | Crew | Ditto. |
| Sept. 18 | ss. "Wanda" | Demerara | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Oct. 5 | ss. "Baltrover" | Danzig | 1 | Pass | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Dec. 10 | ss. "Strathmore" | Bombay | 1 | Crew (2 Passengers) | Ditto. |
| Total | 7 - | (4 Crew) (1 Boy) | |||
| (b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
| Jan. 30 | ss. "Dunluce Castle" | Port Natal | 3 | Pass | Well on arrival. |
| Feb. 12 | ss. "Domala" | Calcutta | 1 | Pass | Well on arrival. |
| „ 27 | ss. "Highland Princess" | Buenos Aires | 1 | Pass | Landed at Lisbon. |
| July 2 | ss. "Ormonde" | Brisbane | 1 | Pass | Well on arrival. |
| „ 9 | ss. "City of Paris" | Durban | 1 | Pass | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Sept. 11 | ss. "Naldera" | Yokohama | 1 | Pass | Well on arrival. |
| Dec. 10 | ss. "Strathmore" | Bombay | 1 | Pass | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Total 9 | (9 Passengers) | ||||