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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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| Crew. | Passengers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | ||
| Gonorrhoea | 216 | |
| Soft Sore | 26 | 2 |
| Climatic Bubo | 6 | — |
| 298 | 33 | |
| Total, 331 | ||
APPENDIX XXII.-H ospital.
Number of Cases Admitted, Cost of Maintenance, &c.
| Admitted. | Discharged. | Died. | Remaining under treatment. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chickenpox | 29 | 32 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 16 | — | — |
| Measles | 28 | 26 | 3 | — |
| Mumps | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| German Measles | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Malaria | 16 | 17 | — | — |
| Other Diseases | 80 | 79 | 1 | — |
| Total | 199 | 201 | 6 | 2 |
| Remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1938 | ... | 2 | ||
| Total number of days' treatment during the year | 2,175 | |||
| Average number of days' treatment for each case | 10.4 | |||
| Average daily number of patients in Hospital | 5.9 | |||
| Average daily cost of maintenance per patient | 1s. 3¾d. | |||
| Average total cost of maintenance per patient | 13s. 10d. |