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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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SECTION VIII
VENEREAL DISEASE
Venereal Disease is not compulsorily notifiable to Medical Officers of Health but efforts are
made both by the Boarding Medical Officers and the Port Health Inspectors to bring to the notice
of seamen using the port the facilities available for free treatment and the importance of obtaining
skilled treatment as early as possible.
Should there be a known case, it is usually possible to arrange for the patient concerned to
be taken at once to the nearest clinic of the Seamen's Hospital or other hospital in the vicinity of
the ship.
TABLE D
Category -
Cases landed from ships from foreign ports
| Disease | No. of cases during the year | No. of ships concerned | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | Crew | ||
| Amoebiasis | - | 4 | 3 |
| Chickenpox | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Dysentery | - | 4 | 4 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| German Measles | 4 | - | 3 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Malaria | - | 3 | 3 |
| Measles | 19 | 1 | 7 |
| Miscellaneous | 6 | 19 | 24 |
| Mumps | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Non—Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Fever of Unknown Origin | - | 5 | 3 |
| Scabies | - | 3 | 3 |
| Smallpox (suspected) | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Typhoid | - | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 59 | 78 | 104 |
Cases which have occured on ships from foreign ports but have been disposed of before arrival.
| Chickenpox | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Dysentry | — | 1 | 1 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| German Measles | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 2 | - | 2 |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Malaria | — | 6 | 4 |
| Measles | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Mumps | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| Smallpox | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | - | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 43 | 36 | 49 |
| Cases landed from other ships | |||
| Miscellaneous | - | 3 | 3 |
| Scabies | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | - | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid | - | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | - | 6 | 6 |