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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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Enteric Fever— continued.
| Date. 1937. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | r How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 2 | ||||
| July 1 | ss. "Highland Princess" | Buenos Aires | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Carmelfjell" | Rimouski | 1 | Crew | Admitted to London County Council Park Hospital. |
| Oct. 4 | ss. "City of Baroda" | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, W.C.1. |
| „ 9 | ss. "Patroclus" | Tsingtao | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 15 | ss. "Strathaird" | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Dec. 2 | ss. "Oronsay" | Brisbane | 1 | Pass. | Proceeded home in care of Medical Attendant. |
| „ 5 | ss. "Siris" | West Indies | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 31 | ss. "Banchi" | Yokohama | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Total | 10 | (2 Passengers) | |||
| (8 Crew) | |||||
| (b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
| Jan. 12 | ss. "Perseus" | Dairen | 1 | Pass. | Well on arrival. |
| „ 27 | ss. "Lakenby" | Takerodi | 1 | Crew | Landed at Takerodi. |
| May 18 | ss. "Clan Cameron" | Pondicherry | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
| Aug. 26 | ss. "Orama" | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Landed at Colombo. |
| Sept. 7 | ss. "Katori Maru" | Yokohama | 1 | Pass. | Landed at Port Said. |
| „ 24 | ss. "Chirdwin" | Bangoon | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
| Oct. 9 | ss. "Mashobra" | Calcutta | 1 | Pass. | Well on arrival. |
| ,, 15 | ss. "Strathaird" | Brisbane | 4 | Crew | 1 landed at Fre-mantle, 1 landed at Bombay, 2 landed at Aden. |
| 1 | Pass. | Landed at Port Said. | |||
| „ 17 | ss. "Castilian" | Hull | 1 | Crew | Landed at Hull. |
| „ 20 | ss. "City of Bangoon" | Colombo | 1 | Crew | Landed at Port Said. |
| Dec. 4 | ss. "Derbyshire" | Bangoon | 1 | Crew | Landed at Colombo. |
| 5 | ss. "Siris" | West Indies | 2 | Crew | Landed at Horta Fazal. |
| „ 18 | ss. "Shropshire" | Bangoon | 1 | Crew | Landed at Colombo. |
| (5 Passengers) | |||||
| Total | 18 | (13 Crew) | |||
APPENDIX VII.—M easles.
| Date. 1937. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Landed from Vessels— | ||||||
| Apl. 4 | ss. "Baltrover" | Gdynia | 1 | Pass. | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |
| „ 20 | ss. "Baltrover" | Gdynia | 2 | Pass. | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |
| May 3 | ss. "Melrose" | Leith | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |
| Carried forward | 4 | |||||