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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX IX.—German Measles.
| Date. 1988. | Name of Vessel. | Where from | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. How dealt with. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21 | ss. "Viceroy of India" | (In Dock) | 1 | Crew Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | ||
| May 2 | ss. "Strathnaver" | Bombay | 1 | Pass. Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | ||
| June 20 | ss. "Mooltan" | Tilbury Dock | 1 | Crew Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | ||
| Sept. 28 | ss. "Rangitata" | Napier | 1 | Pass. Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | ||
| Oct. 4 | Training Ship "Warspite" | Grays | 1 | Boy Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | ||
| „ 12 | ss. "Avila Star" | Buenos Aires | . | 1 | Crew Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |
| „ 28 | ss. "Rangitane" | Auckland | 1 | Crew Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. | ||
| Total 7 | (2 Passengers) | |||||
| (4 Crew) | ||||||
| (1 Boy) | ||||||
| April 18 | ss. "Viceroy of India" | Bombay | 1 | Crew | Convalescent on | |
| Arrival. | ||||||
| May 13 | ss. "Narkunda" | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. | |
| Oct. 9 | ss. "Waimana" | Bowen | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. | |
| Nov. 17 | ss. "Ormonde" | Brisbane | 9 | Crew | All recovered. | |
| 1 | Pass. | Proceeded home by | ||||
| private car. | ||||||
| „ 28 | ss. "Port Jackson" | Auckland | 4 | Crew | Well on arrival. | |
| Dec. 27 | ss. "Middlesex" | Lyttleton | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. | |
| Total 18 | (1 Passenger) | |||||
| (17 Crew) | ||||||
APPENDIX X.—Erysipelas.
| Date. 1938. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5 | ss. "Tyndall" | Cardiff | 1 | Crew | Admitted to London County Council, Brook Hospital. |
| June 14 | ss. Oltenia" | Black Sea | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| July 7 | ss. "Suecia" | Gothenburg | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Nov. 4 | ss. "London" | Lying off Limehouse | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. |
| Total 4 | (4 Crew) | ||||