Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE C.
Cases of Infectious Sickness landed from Vessels.
DISEASE. | Number of cases during the year. | Number of Vessels concerned. | Average Number of cases for previous 5 years. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Passengers. | Crew. | |||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | 4. | 20. | 24. | 10.0 |
Malaria | 12. | 8. | 16.0 | |
8. | 2. | 8. | 2.8 | |
Chickenpox | - | 9. | 7. | 6.0 |
Dysentery | 9. | 6, | 1. 8 | |
Pneumonia | 3. | 7. | 9. | 2.0 |
German Measles | 1. | 2. | 2. | 0. 8 |
Diphtheria | 4. | 4. | 4.4 | |
Cerebro Spinal Memingitis | — | 1 . | 1. | - |
Poliomyelitis | 1 . | 1. | 0.4 | |
Mumps | 1. | 1. | 2.4 | |
Enteric Fever | 1. | 1 . | 2. | 0. 8 |
Scarlet Fever | 10. | 1. | 3.4 |
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. | Average Number of cases for previous 5 years | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Passengers. | Crew. | |||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1.4 |
Measles | 16. | - | 8. | 1.6 |
Dysentery | 14. | 3. | 3. | 0.6 |
Chickenpox | 8. | 4. | 9. | 7.8 |
Mumps | 3. | - | 3. | 1.6 |
Pneumonis | 4. | 5. | 7. | 0.4 |
Smallpox | - | 2. | 2. | 1.4 |
German Measles | 2. | - | 2. | 1.4 |
Malaria | 2. | 12. | 7. | 110.4 |
Enteric Fever | - | 3. | 2. | 2.0 |
Diphtheria | - | 1. | 1 . | 0.8 |
Poliomyelitis | 2. | - | 1 . | - |
Polioencephalitis | 1. | - | 1 . | - |
Cerebro Spinal Memingitis | 1 . | - | 1 . | - |
Erysipelass | - | 1. | 1 . | - |
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