[Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority.

  • Port Health Authority of Liverpool. n 2014184020.
Date:
1911
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Credit: [Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Circulars and memoranda were issued during the year by the Local Government Board dealing with Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis) and Cerebro-Spinal Fever. These diseases were approved by the Local Government Board early in 1912 as diseases notifiable within the area of the Authority. CHOLERA, PLAGUE AND YELLOW FEVER. Cholera. The sixth pandemic of Cholera, which has been present in Europe since 1904, made further progress during 1911; towards the end of the year, however, Cholera appeared to be well in hand in those countries where it still persisted. The outbreak which appeared in Madeira in November, 1910, continued into January, 1911, when it was stamped out, and no further recrudescence has been reported. The disease was widely prevalent in India as well as in other parts of the far East. A death from Cholera occurred on board the ss. “ Craftsman ” whilst at Pondicherry homeward bound for Liverpool. No further sickness occurred on her. In Java a considerable number of cases occurred in many of the coast towns. A case of “ Java Fever ” was reported on board the ss. “ Ixion ’ from Java lying in the Birkenhead Docks. The patient, a Chinese fireman, was found to be suffering from Choleraic Diarrhoea and was removed to the Port Sanitary Hospital. The sickness was shown by bacteriological examination to be other than Cholera. The ss. “ Teenkai ” arrived in Liverpool on October 5th and reported that 23 pilgrims had died between Java and Jeddah and 13 died in Quarantine at Camaran. Fully 400 pilgrims were sick. The ship's surgeon was unable to state the nature of the disease, death frequently supervening with great rapidity. At Suez, four of the crew were landed in hospital as suspected cases, one of whom was shown, bacteriologically, to be suffering from Cholera. No further sickness occurred on board, all being found well on arrival at Liverpool. A death from Cholera occurred on the ss. “ Coronation ” whilst lying in Batavia but all ou board were in good health on arrival in Liverpool.