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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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Pulmonary Tuberculosis—
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937. | Brought for war | d 67 | |||
| Oct. 29 | ss. " Durham Castle " | Cape Town | 1 | Pass. | Proceeded home. |
| „ 30 | ss. " Daphne " | Archangel | 1 | Crew | Admitted to St. Olave's Hospital, Bermondsey. |
| Nov. 5 | ss. " Corfu " | Yokohama | 1 | Pass | Admitted to Military Hospital, London. |
| „ 11 | ss. " Matiana " | Dar-es-Salaam | 1 | Pass | Proceeded home. |
| „ 17 | ss. " Pankraft " | Quebec | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 18 | ss. " Manwarri " | Antwerp | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| „ 18 | ss. " Ormonde " | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Proceeded home. |
| „ -20 | ss. " Naldera " | Hong Kong | 1 | Pass. | Proceeded in care of Air Force Authorities. |
| Dec. 6 | ss. " Matiana " | Middlesbrough | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Royal Albert Dock. |
| „ 7 | ss. " Domala " | Calcutta | 1 | Pass | Proceeded home. |
| 15 | ss. " Perseus " | Otaru | 1 | Pass | Proceeded home. |
| „ 23 | ss. " Eangitiki " | Wellington | 1 | Pass | Landed in care of Naval Authorities. |
| „ 30 | ss. " Highland Monarch " | Buenos Aires | 1 | Pass | Proceeded home, gers) |
| — | (51 Passen | ||||
| Total | 80 | (29 Crew) | |||
| Mar. 6 | ss. " Dunluce Castle " | Beira | 1 | Crew | Landed at Genoa. |
| „ 25 | ss. " Oronsay " | Brisbane | 1 | Pass | Died. Buried at sea. |
| May 7 | ss. " Ranchi " | Yokohama | 1 | Pass | Landed at Plymouth. |
| „ 11 | ss. " Llanstephan Castle | Port Sudan | 1 | Crew | Landed at Southamp |
| ton. | |||||
| Aug. 10 | ss. " Arantzazu Mendi " | Vancouver | 1 | Crew | Landed at Newport News. |
| „ 27 | ss. " Ranchi " | Yokohama | 1 | Pass | Landed at Plymouth. |
| Sept. 13 | ss. " Huntingdon " | Wanganui | 1 | Crew | Landed at Dakar. |
| Oct. 9 | ss. " Orama " | . Port Said | 1 | Crew | Died. Buried at sea. |
| 21. | ss. " Highland Monarch | Buenos Aires | 2 | Pass | Landed at Lisbon. |
| Nov. 5 | ss. " Corfu " | Yokohama | 1 | Pass | Landed at Bombay. |
| 16 | ss. " Umkuzi " | Laurenco Marques | 1 | Crew | Landed at Cape Town. |
| Dec. 4 | ss. " City of Marseilles " | Calcutta | 1 | Pass | Fit to travel. |
| 1 | Crew | Fit to travel. | |||
| — | (7 Passengers) | ||||
| Total 14 (7 Crew) | |||||
APPENDIX XI.—T uberculosis (c
)THER kinds).
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of L'aaee. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937. | |||||
| (a) Landed fiiom Vessels— | |||||
| Feb. 1 | ss. " Llanstephan Castle " | Durban | 1 | Crew | Proceeded home. |
| Nov. 1 | ss. " Morea " | .. Oran | 1 | Crew | Remained on board. |
| Total | 2 | (2 Crew) | |||