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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No. of ships concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickenpox | 5 | 1 | |
| Dysentery (amoebic) | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | — | 14 | 3 |
| Infective hepatitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Influenza | 11 | 1 | |
| Malaria | — | 2 | 1 |
| Measles | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis : Pulmonary | - | 2 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 6 | 33 | 12 |
| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No. of ships concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food poisoning | — | 3 | 2* |
| Scabies | — | 1 | 1 |
| Shigella sonne dysentery | - | 1 | 1* |
| TOTALS | NIL | 5 | 4 |
| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No. of ships concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid fever | 2 | 1* | |
| TOTALS | NIL | 2 | 1 |
| Disease | Passengers | Crew | No. of ships concerned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronoho pneumonia | 1 | 1 | |
| Chickenpox | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gastro-enteritis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | — | 1 | 1 |
| Infective hepatitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | — | 1 | 1 |
| Mumps | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | — | 3 | 3 |
| Scabies | - | 6 | 4 |
| Venereal disease | - | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 2 | 16 | 16 |