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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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6.
(h) Arrangements for the Bacteriological or Pathological Examinations
of Rats for Plague.
(i) Arrangements made for other Bacteriological or Pathological
Examinations.
(j) Arrangements for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Venereal Diseases
amongst Sailors.
(k) Arrangements for the Internment of the Dead.
All the above-mentioned items (a) to (k), with the exception
of items (d) and (j), remain in principle the same as reported in
detail in 1957. Items (d) and (3) remain the same as reported in my
Annual Report for 1938.
Cases of Infectious Sickness landed from Vessels.
| Disease. | Number of cases during the year. |
|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | - |
| Diphtheria | 9 |
| Enteric Fever | - |
| Measles | - |
| German Measles | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 2 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 2 |
| Tuberculosis (Other kinds) | - |
| Pneumonia | 2 |
| Influenza | 2 |
| Dysentery | - |
| Malaria | 18 |
| Chickenpox | 1 |
| Mumps | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — |
| 38 |
Cases of Infectious Sickness occurring on Vessels during the Voyage, but disposed of prior to arrival.
| Disease. | Number of cases during the year. |
|---|---|
| Smallpox | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 |
| Measles | 1 |
| German Measles | 3 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 2 |
| Pneumonia | - |
| Influenza | 1 |
| Corebro-Spinal Meningitis | - |
| Dysentery | — |
| Malaria | 61 |
| Chickenpox | 1 |
| Mumps | — |
| Dengue Fever | 1 |
| Blackwater Fever | 1 |
| 76 |