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City of London 1947

[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
Pneumonia3.7.9.2.0
German Measles1.2.2.0. 8
Diphtheria-4.4.4.4
Cerebro Spinal Memingitis1 .1.-
Poliomyelitis-1 .1.0.4
Mumps1.-1.2.4
Enteric Fever1.1 .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.

DISEASENumber of cases during the year.Number of Vessels concerned.Average Number of cases for previous 5 years
Passengers.Crew.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis1.2.3.1.4
Measles16.-8.1.6
Dysentery14.3.3.0.6
Chickenpox8.4.9.7.8
Mumps3.-3.1.6
Pneumonis4.5.7.0.4
Smallpox-2.2.1.4
German Measles2.-2.1.4
Malaria2.12.7.110.4
Enteric Fever-3.2.2.0
Diphtheria-1.1 .0.8
Poliomyelitis2.-1 .-
Polioencephalitis1.-1 .-
Cerebro Spinal Memingitis1 .-1 .-
Erysipelass-1.1 .-

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