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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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| Date. 1938. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. Brought forward | No. of Cases. 1 25 | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27 | ss. "Stentor" | Macassar | 10 | Crew | All well on arrival. |
| Aug. 5 | ss. "Maloja" | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Died. Buried at sea. |
| „ 8 | ss. "City of Marseilles" | Beira | 1 | Crew | Died. Buried at sea. |
| „ 23 | ss. "Llansterian Castle" | Mombasa | 5 | Crew | 3 landed at Cape Town. |
| 2 recovered. | |||||
| Sept. 10 | ss. "Leonian" | West Africa | 3 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
| Oct. 24 | ss. "Manipur" | Colombo | 1 | Crew | Landed at Aden. |
| Nov. 19 | ss. " Jonathon Holt " | Warri | 3 | Crew | All well on arrival. |
| Total 49 ( — ( | '3 Passengc | irs) | |||
| 46 Crew) | |||||
APPENDIX XVII.—Chickenpox.
| Date. 1938. | Name of Vessel. | Where from. | No. of Cases. | Passenger or Crew Rating. | How dealt with. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28 | ss. "Banpura" | Yokohama | 2 | Pass. | All admitted to Port |
| 2 | Crew | Isolation Hospital, Denton. | |||
| „ 31 | ss. "Mashobra" | Calcutta | 2 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Feb. 4 | ss. "Strathaird" | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 10 | ss. "Banpura" | (In Dock) | 3 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 22 | ss. "Mashobra" | Middlesbrough | 6 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Mar. 21 | ss. "Astronomer" | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| April 12 | ss. "Jamaica Progress" | Jamaica | 2 | Crew | Bemoved to Port of London Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| May 6 | ss. " Umvoti" | Beira | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 9 | ss. "Warszawa" | Gdynia | 1 | Pass. | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Aug. 5 | ss. "Maloja" | Brisbane | 1 | Pass. | Proceeded home. |
| „ 20 | ss. "City of Exeter" | Outward bound | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Sept. 13 | ss. "Warszawa" | Gdynia | 1 | Pass. | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 14 | ss. "Pinto" | (In Dock) | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| „ 25 | ss. "Nalgora" | Karachi | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Dec. 15 | ss. "Mathura" | Calcutta | 1 | Crew | Admitted to Port Isolation Hospital, Denton. |
| Total 27 | (5 Passengers) | ||||
| (22 Crew) | |||||
| (b) Died, Landed elsewhere or well on Arrival— | |||||
| Feb. 8 | ss. "Jamaica Producer" | Kingston | 1 | Crew | Landed at Kingston. |
| „ 10 | ss. "Orford" | Brisbane | 1 | Crew | Well on arrival. |
| „ 16 | ss. "Jamaica Planter" | Kingston | 1 | Pass. | Becovered. |
| April 8 | ss. "Phemius" | Macassar | 1 | Pass. | Landed at Amsterdam. |
| „ 12 | ss. "Jamaica Progress" | Jamaica | 1 | Crew | Landed to Hospital at Kingston, Jamaica. |
| Carried forward 5 | |||||