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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX III.—Typhus Fever.
| Date. 1937. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Landed from Vessels—Nil. | |||||
| (b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
| Apl. 14 | ss. "Glenfinlas" | Dairen | 1 | Crew | Landed at Singapore. |
| Total | 1 | (1 Crew) | |||
APPENDIX IV.—Scarlet Fever.
| Date. 1937. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Landed from Vessels— | ||||||
| Sept. 30 | Houseboat "Totherhome" | Lying at Benfleet Creek. | 1 | Resident | Remained on board. | |
| Oct. 31 | ss. "Ascania" | Montreal | 1 | Pass. | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |
| Dec. 28 | ss. "Corbrook" | Seaham Harbour | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |
| Total | 3 | (1 Passenger) | ||||
| (1 Residenl) | ||||||
| (1 Crew) | ||||||
| (b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | ||||||
| Oct. 4 | ss. "Ascania" | Montreal | 2 | Pass. | Landed at Montreal. | |
| Total | 2 | (2 Passengers) | ||||
APPENDIX V.—Diphtheria.
| Date. 1937. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Landed from Vessels— | |||||
| June 2 | ss. "Sapper" | Lying in London Dock. | 1 | Crew | Admitted to London County Council Isolation Hospital, Homerton. |
| Nov. 2 | Houseboat "May" | Lying off Bankside | 1 | Resident | Admitted to London County Council Park Hospital. |
| Dec. 13 | Police House | Millwall Dock | 1 | Resident | Admitted to London County Council Park Hospital. |
| (2 Residents) | |||||
| Total | 3 | (1 Crew) | |||
| (b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
| Jan. 28 | ss. "Highland Chieftain" | Buenos Aires | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
| Total | 1 | (1 Crew) | |||
APPENDIX VI.—Enteric Fever.
| Date. 1937. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Landed from Vessels— | |||||
| Apl. 17 | ss. "Maloja" | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital Denton. |
| June 22 | ss. "Jamaica Producer" | Kingston | 1 | Pass. | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Carried forward | 2 | ||||