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London County Council 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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CASES OF TYPHOID FEVER OCCURRING IN OR ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA IN FINSBURY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1911.
| No. | Date of onset of illness. | Date of notification. | Sex. | Age. | Milk— Whether obtained from Z. or not. | Ice-cream. | Fried fish. | Remarks, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Sept. 5th | Sept. 19th | F | 13 | No | From Y (occasionally) | From X about 4 times a week | Sister of No. 22 |
| 51 | „ 10th | „ 20th | F | 24 | Not from Y | Has fried fish at work but not at home unless her mother gets it. | ||
| 52 | „ 4th | „ 21st | F | 19 | No—not within incubation period | From X frequently | Ice cream on August 7th from Y, not since. | |
| 53 | „ 17th | „ 25th | M | 3 | From a stall; not from Y | None | Not typhoid fever—Pneumonia. | |
| 54 | „ 26th | F | 4 | None | None | |||
| 55 | Aug. 23rd | Sept. 5th | F | 9 | From stalls—wafers but not ice cream | From X | ||
| 56 | „ 26th | „ 6th | F | 12 | Not from Y | Probably from X | Usually bought a 1/2d. worth of potatoes only, without fish | |
| 57 | Latter part of Aug. | „ 7th or a day or two later | M | 23 | No ice cream | Occasionally from X | ||
| 58 | Sept. 2nd | „ 9th | M | 15 | From Y frequently | From X | Occasionally from X. The " big ones " | |
| 59 | Latter part of Aug. | „ 11th | F | 17 | Yes | Probably from X | ||
| 60 | Sept. 1st | „ 21st | F | 16 | No ice cream | ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• | In Ramsgate Aug. 8-15, about. Ate cockles there. Bought apples in London | |
| 61 | Sept. 3rd. | M | 31 | From Y on one occasion only, about 3 weeks before Sept.3rd | Occasionally from X | but no fish or ice-cream. At Margate during last week in August. | ||
| 62 | Sept. 6th or 7th | F | 18 | Never from Y | Generally from W, but possibly also from X., as she passes the shop on her way from work. |
Annual Report of the London County Council, 1911.