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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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| Date | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937. | Brought forward | 5 | ||||
| Aug. 9 | ss. " Hakusan Mara " | Yokohama | 2 | Pass | Proceeded home. | |
| Nov. 12 | ss. " Monkleigh " | Nikolaev | 1 | Crew | Proceeded home. | |
| „ 28 | ss. " Leonian " | Africa | 2 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |
| Dec. 14 | ss. " British Councillor " | Abadan | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |
| — | (2 Passenger) | |||||
| Total | 11 | (9 Crew) | ||||
| (b) | Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
| Jan. 3 | ss. " Belpamela " | Kaolack | 5 | Crew | 4 landed at Fecamp, 1 landed at Rotterdam. | |
| 22 | ss. " Mount Helikan " | Buenos Aires | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. | |
| Feb. 8 | ss. " Edward Blyden " | Africa | 3 | Crew | Well on arrival. | |
| „ 20 | ss. " Eboe " | Duala | 2 | Crew | Well on arrival. | |
| Mar. 20 | ss. " Mary Slessor " | Africa | 4 | Crew | All well on arrival. | |
| May 11 | ss. " City of Exeter " | Laurenco Marques | 1 | Pass | Convalescent on arrival. | |
| June 4 | ss. " Edward Blyden " | Africa | 1 | Crew | Landed at Liverpool. | |
| 5 | ss. " Godfrey B. Holt " | Kumassi | 1 | Crew | Proceeded in ship to Liverpool. | |
| „ 21 | ss. " David Livingstone " | Sapele | 1 | Crew | Died. Buried at sea. | |
| „ 25 | ss. " Matiana " | Africa | 1 2 | Crew Pass | Well on arrival. Well on arrival. | |
| „ 30 | ss. " Kumasian " | Calabar | 1 | Crew | Landed at Lagos. | |
| July 14 | ss. " Lalandia " | Bangkok | 1 | Pass. | Convalescent on arrival. | |
| „ 2G | ss. " Macgregor Laird " | West Africa | 4 | Crew | Well on arrival. | |
| Sept. 2 | ss. " Hans Arp " ... | Sapele | 6 | Crew | Recovered. | |
| 6 | ss. " Egori " | Warai | 5 | Crew | Recovered. | |
| Oct. 1 | ss. " Viceroy of India " | Bombay | 1 | Crew | Died. Buried at sea. | |
| » 9 | ss. " City of Tokio " | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | Landed at Aden. | |
| Nov. 27 | ss. " Sarthe " | Brazil | 2 | Pass. | Well on arrival. | |
| Dec. 5 | ss. " Mary Slessor " | Warri | 2 | Crew | Landed abroad. | |
| „ 21 | ss. " Nigerian " | Africa | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. | |
| — | (6 Passengers) | |||||
| Total | 1 46 | (40 Crew) | ||||
| APPENDIX XVII.—Chicken-pox. | ||||||
| Passenger | ||||||
| No. of or Crew | ||||||
| Date. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | Cases. | Rating. | How dealt with. | |
| 1937. | ||||||
| Landed from Vessels— | ||||||
| Jan. 13 | ss. " Antonia " | New York | 1 | Pass. | Admitted to Port | |
| Isolation Hospital, | ||||||
| Denton. | ||||||
| Feb. 26 | ss. " Clan Macllwraith " | Calcutta | 3 | Crew | Admitted to Port | |
| Isolation Hospital, | ||||||
| Denton. | ||||||
| May 3 | ss. " Baltrover " | Gdynia | 1 | Pass. | Admitted to Port | |
| Isolation Hospital, | ||||||
| Denton. | ||||||
| June 21 | ss. " Strathaird " | Cruising | 2 | Crew | Admitted to Port | |
| Isolation Hospital, | ||||||
| Denton. | ||||||
| 29 j, | ss. " Strathaird " | Cruising | 3 | Crew | Admitted to Port | |
| Isolation Hospital, | ||||||
| Denton. | ||||||
| Aug. 6 | ss. " Nevasa " | Cruising | 1 | Pass | Admitted to Port | |
| Isolation Hospital, | ||||||
| Denton. | ||||||
| „ 20 | ss. " Nevasa " | Cruising | 1 | Pass. | Admitted to Port | |
| Isolation Hospital, | ||||||
| Denton. | ||||||
| 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port | ||||
| — | Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |||||
| Carried forward 13 | ||||||