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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| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No. of ships concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickenpox | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Gastro-enteritis | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 4 | — | 3 |
| Food poisoning | 3 | 27 | 5 |
| Hepatitis | — | 2 | 2 |
| Influenza | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Measles | 7 | — | 3 |
| Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mumps | 1 | — | 1 |
| Malaria | — | 3 | 3 |
| Pharyngitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis- pulmonary | — | 1 | 1 |
| Rubella | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Shingles | — | 3 | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | - |
| Venereal disease | - | 9 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 39 | 72 | 43 |
| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No., of ships concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | |
| Mumps | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | |
| Rubella | 1 | 1 | |
| Food poisoning | 19 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis - pulmonary | 1 | 1 | |
| Tonsillitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Salm. typhimurium | 5 | 1 | |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | - | 32 | 9 |
The following table gives a comparative picture of infectious diseases over the past eleven years:—
| Disease (a) Cases reported on Ship's arrival | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1 962 | 1963 | 1964 | T 965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amoebiasis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | 4 | 1 | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebrospinal Fever(epidemi? | |||||||||||
| Cerebrospinal meningitis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 20 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | *1 | 2 | 3 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | 7 | 51 | |
| German Measles | 25 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 | _ | 11 | 7 |
| _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
| — | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| _ | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | *1 | _ | 12 | |
| 71 | 63 | 109 | 35 | 60 | 68 | 43 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 4 | |
| Membranous Croup | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mumps # | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pneumonia, acute primary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia, acute influenzal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis (acute) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | — | ||
| — | _ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | |
| 45 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 8 | |
| — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | |
| _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| _ | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Other diseases (including chicken-pox up to and including 1965 only) | 659 | 313 | 956 | 303 | 258 | 198 | 146 | 276 | 100 | 42 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 809 | 429 | 1116 | 381 | 373 | 299 | 222 | 317 | 158 | 124 | 134 |