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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Arrangements for the diagnosis and treatment of Venereal Diseases among
sailors.
Arrangements made under the Brussels Agreement, 1924.
Arrangements for the interment of the dead.
All these remain as reported in my Annual Report for 1947.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS LANDED FROM VESSELS.
| Disease | Number of cases during the year | Number of vessels concerned. | Average number of case for previous 5 years. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | Crew | |||
| Enteric Fever | 20 | 55+ | 9 | 1.6 |
| Influenza | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 14 | 8 | 12 | 17.8 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis . | 14 | 23 | 33 | 16.8 |
| Chickenpox | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11.4 |
| Mumps | 3 | 31 | 6 | 3.0 |
| Diphtheria | - | 1 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Smallpox | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Malaria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.6 |
| Dysentery | - | 3 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Typhus | - | 3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Pneumonia | - | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Includes 10 "Healthy Excretors" | ||||
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
Chickenpox
12
12
15
11.6
Typhus
2
-
2
0.2
Measles
58
-
16
11.2
Malaria
-
31
11
47.2
Scarlet Fever
-
3
2
0.2
Mumps
1
1
1
3.0
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
1
5
2
3.2
Enteric Fever
1
6
3
4.0
Dysentery
2
5
4
4.4
German Measles
3
-
2
2.2
(8)