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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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7.
Items (d) and (j) remain the same as reported in my
Annual Report for 1938.
Table C.
Cases of Infectious Sickness landed from Vessels.
| Disease. | Number of cases during the year. | Number of Vessels concerned. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers. | Crew | ||
| Scarlet Fever | - | 2 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | 3 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | - | 5 | 4 |
| Measles | - | 4 | 3 |
| German Measles | - | 8 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | 14 | 17 |
| Tuberculosis (other kinds) | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Influenza | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | - | 2 | 2 |
| Malaria | 2 | 35 | 23 |
| Chickenpox | - | 7 | 4 |
| Mumps | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 90 | 76 | |
Table D.
Cases of Infectious Sickness occurring on Vessels during the Voyage, but disposed of prior to arrival.
| Disease. | Number of cases during the year | Number of Vessels concerned. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers. | Crew | ||
| Smallpox | — | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | 1 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | - | 2 | 1 |
| Measles | - | 5 | 4 |
| German Measles | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - |
| Influenza | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | - | 1 | 1 |
| Malaria | - | 120 | 35 |
| Chickenpox | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mumps | - | - | - |
| 1 | 140 | 53 | |