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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
Port of London 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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6.
CASES OP COMMUNICABLE DISEASES OCCURRING ON VESSELS DURING THE VOYAGE BUT DISPOSED OP PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
| DISEASE | NUMBER OF CASE DURING THE YEAR |
|---|---|
| Smallpox | — |
| Scarlet Fever | - |
| Diphtheria | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | — |
| Measles | 1 |
| German Measles | - |
| Scabies | - |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 |
| Tuberculosis (Other Kinds) | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 |
| Influenza | - |
| Dysentery | - |
| Malaria | 227 |
| Chickenpox | 2 |
| Mumps | — |
| 233 |
RATS DESTROYS!) DURING 1943.
(1) ON VESSELS.
(a) (b) (c)
No. of Rats Destroyed. No. of Rats Examined. No. of Rats
found to be
infected
with Plague.
4,199 731 NIL
( 2 ) IN DOCKS. QUAYS. WHARVES AND WAREHOUSES
(a) (b) (c)
No. of Rats Destroyed. No, of Rats Examined. No. of Rats
found to toe
infected
with Plague.
1,797 887 NIL
HYGIENE OF CREWS' SPACES.
Classification of Nuisances.
BRITISH: Defects of original construction 44
Structural defects through wear and tear 134
Dirt, Vermin and other conditions
prejudicial to health 39
OTHER NATIONS: Defects of original construction 3
Structural defects through wear and tear 10
Dirt, Vermin and other conditions
prejudicial to health 4