London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No. of ships concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | - | 1 | 1 |
| Gastro enteritis | 340 | 26 | 3 |
| German measles | 4 | - | 1 |
| Infective hepatitis | - | 6 | 6 |
| Influenza | 87 | 4 | |
| Malaria | - | 4 | 2 |
| Measles | 24 | - | 2 |
| Mumps | 2 | - | 1 |
| Scabies | - | 3 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis : Pulmonary | - | 4 | 4 |
| Whooping cough | 1 | - | 1 |
| TOTALS | 371 | 131 | 26 |
| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No. of ships concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | - | 2 | 1 |
| Gastro enteritis | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pyrexia of unknown origin | - | 1 | 1 |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 | |
| Venereal Disease | - | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | NIL | 7 | 6 |
| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No. of ships concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous (Tonsillitis) | - | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid fever | - | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | NIL | 2 | 2 |
| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No. of ships concerned | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | - | 1 | 1 | |
| German measles | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Influenza | - | 10 | 6 | |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| Scabies | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Food Poisoning | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Venereal Disease | - | 2 | 2 | |
| TOTALS | 2 | 25 | 18 | |