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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 XIX.—Miscellaneous Diseases (Classified).
| Landed from Vessels. | Died, Landed elsewhere or Well on arrival. | Landed from Vessels. | Died, Landed elsewhere or Well on arrival. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. | DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. | ||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | 1 P. | Ascariasis | - | 1 c. |
| Glandular Fever | 1 P. | — | Abdominal Pain | 3 C. | 2 C. |
| Nodular Leprosy | 1 P. | — | Appendicitis | 8 C., 1 P | |
| Whooping Cough | - | 5 P., 1 C. | Colitis | 1 C., 1 P. (died) 1 P. (died) | |
| CATARRHAL DISEASES. | Carcinoma of Liver | — | 1 P. (died) | ||
| Tonsillitis | 6 P. | 2 C. 7 P. | Catarrhal Jaundice | 1 C. | - |
| Diarrhoea | - | 1 C. | |||
| Enteritis | 4 C. | 2 C. (died) | |||
| 1 P. | |||||
| SEPTIC CONDITIONS. | Gastro-enteritis | — | 1 C. (died) | ||
| Gastric Ulcer | 1 C. | _ | |||
| Abscess | 1 C. | — | Helminthiasis | 1 c. | - |
| Furunculosis | 3 C. | — | Hœmatemesis | 1 c. | 1 P. (died) |
| Inguinal Adenitis | — | 1 C. | Intestinal Obstruction | 1 c. | 2 P. (died) |
| Parotid Abscess | 1 C. | — | Intestinal Catarrh | - | 2 C. |
| Quinsy | 1 P., 1 C | — | Jaundice | 1 c. | 1 C. |
| Septicaemia | 1 c. | — | Peptic Ulcer | 1 c. | - |
| Septic Sore | 1 c. | — | Post -dysenteric Colitis | 1C | - |
| Septic Lymphadenitis | 1C. | — | DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM. | ||
| NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISORDERS. | |||||
| Asthm | 1 c. | — | |||
| Hallucinations | 1 p. | — | Cystitis | 1 c. | - |
| Melancholia | 1 c. | — | Pyelo-nephritis | 1 c. | - |
| Status Epilepticus | — | 1 C. (died) | Pyonephrosis | — | 2 C. (died) |
| DISEASES OF THE SKIN. | INJURIES. | ||||
| Dermatitis | 1 c. | 1 P. | |||
| Eozema | 1 C., 1 | P. — | |||
| Penmhieus Foliaceus | - | 1 P. | Injury | 12.C | l P. (died) |
| DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | DISEASES OF THE EYE. | ||||
| Angina Pectoris | — | 1 p. (died) | |||
| Cerebral Hœmorrhage | 1 c. | 1 P., 1 C. (died) | Conjunctivitis | 2 C. | 1 C. |
| Cerebral Thrombosis | 1 c. | — | |||
| Coronary Thrombosis | — | 1 C., 1 P. (died) | DISEASES OF BONES AND JOINTS. | ||
| Heart Disease | — | 3 P., 1 C. (died) | |||
| Heart Failure | — | 4 P., 8 C. | |||
| Pernicious Anaemia | — | 1 P. (died) | Arthritis | 1 C. | — |
| Ruptured Aneurism | — | 1 P. | Synovitis | 1 C. | |
| Splenomegaly | 1 c. | — | |||
| DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | OTHER DISEASES (not classified). | ||||
| Asphyxiation | - | 1 P. (died) | Actinomycosis | 1 P. | - |
| Bronchiti | 1 c. | — | Acute Alcoholism | 1 C. | - |
| Haemoptysis | 1 p. | 1 P. (died) | Chill | — | 1 c. |
| Influenzal Bronchitis | 1 c. | — | Pyrexia | 5 P., 11 C. | 10 c. |
| Pleuris | 2 C. | — | Sunstroke | — | 1 c. |
APPENDIX XX.—Venereal Diseases.
| Number of Crew. | Cases reported. Passengers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | 45 | 12 |
| Gonorrhoea | 205 | 15 |
| Soft Sore | 50 | 6 |
| Climatic Bubo | 6 | 1 |
| 306 | 34 | |
| Total, 340 | ||