Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | ||
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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. | |
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Syphilis | 45 | 12 |
Gonorrhoea | 205 | 15 |
Soft Sore | 50 | 6 |
Climatic Bubo | 6 | 1 |
306 | 34 | |
Total, 340 |