[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority.
- Newport (Wales). Port Health Authority.
- Date:
- 1930
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Table III. contains a record of the Infectious Diseases which occurred during the voyage or after arrival of the vessels at Newpoit. (a) Cases on board on arrival or that occurred during stay in Port Disease. No. of during Passengers. cases. 1930. Crew. Average No. of cases for prev. 5 years. No. of Vessels concerned. Beri Beri — — .2 — Blackwater Fever — — .2 — Chicken Pox — 1 .6 1 Dysentery — — .2 — Influenza — 8 13.8 6 Malaria — 2 1.8 2 Measles — 1 .4 1 Pneumonia — 1 2.0 1 Scabies — 1 — 1 Scarlet Fever 1* — .2 1 Tuberculosis — — 2.2 — Typhoid Fever — — 1.0 — Venereal Diseases — 16 15.0 13 Total 1 30 37.6 26 * Master’s Child. The above figures include cases: — 1. —Removed to Allt-yr-yn Hospital-—Scarlet Fever, 1 ; Measles, 1. Royal Gwent Hospital—Influenza, 1. Cefn Hospital—Chicken Pox, 1. 2. —That attended “ Out Patients’ ” Clinic—Venereal Diseases, 5. 3. —That were treated on board—Influenza, 7; Malaria, 2; Pneumonia, 1; Scabies, 1; Venereal Diseases, 11. (&) Cases of Infectious Sickness occurring on vessels during the voyage but disposed of prior to; arrival:— Disease. No. oi during Passengers. cases. 1930. Crew. Average No. of cases for prev. 5 years. No. of Vessels concerned. Beri Beri .2 Chicken Pox 3 2.4 1 “ Dinghy ” Fever .6 Dysentery — .2 Influenza — 4.4 “ Gastric ” Fever .2 Intermittent Fever ___ .2 “ Low ” Fever .4 Malaria — 17 9.8 1 Pneumonia — 2.8 Scabies Scarlet Fever — 1 .2 1 Small Pox — 1 .6 ] “ Spinal ” Meningitis ... .2 Tuberculosis — 1 3.4 1 Typhoid Fever — 6 1.4 2 Typhus Fever 2 Venereal Diseases — 4 5.6 4 Total — 33 32.8 11](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28867270_0021.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
