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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
Shoreditch 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Below are set out briefly particulars as to the age and sex of the patient, date of invasion and certification, the sanitary condition of the dwellings and the probable source of infection. Cases certified but subsequently regarded as not having been enteric fever are excluded :
| No. of case. | Patients initials. | Sex. | Age. | Address. | Probable date of invasion. | Date of Certification. | Sanitary condition of dwelling. | Probable source of infection—Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.L.B. | F. | 22 | 2, Parr Street | Dec. 4, '09 | Dec. 31, '09 | Fail | Case 3. |
| 2 | F.M. | M. | 14 | 2, Parr Street | Dec. 19, '09 | Jan. 1 | Fair | Case 3. |
| 3 | M.M. | F. | 31 | 2, Parr Street | Nov. 13,'09 | Jan. 1 | Fair | |
| 4 | E.M. | F. | 30 | 2, Parr Street | Jan. 3 | Jan. 7 | Fair | Case 3 or possibly Cases 1 or 2. |
| 5 | W.J. | M. | 7 | 64, Gopsall Street | Jan. 2 | Jan 15 | Satisfactory | Infected in Hackney, where he was resident until 9th January, 1910. |
| 6 | A.K. | F. | 6 | 116, Britannia Street | Dec. 26, '09 | Jan. 21 | Fair | |
| 7 | W.C. | M. | 21 | 5, Avebury Street | Feb. 10 | Feb. 23 | Fair | This patient is cousin to Case 1 whose husband with 2 children moved from 2, Parr Street about 14th January, 1910 to 5, Avebury Street. It was noticed that Violet B, aged 2½, was not well at the time and she became worse. Her illness suggested enteric fever and she may have been the link between Cases 1 and 7. |
| 8 | E.S. | F. | 16 | Shoreditch Infirmary | Feb. 20 | Mar. 5 | Satisfactory | |
| 9 | M.A.L. | F. | 24 | 5, Avebury Street | Mar. 5 | Mar. 9 | Fair | Case 7. Possibly the child mentioned in the note to Case 7. |
| 10 | S.B. | M. | 4½ | 32, Gopsall Street | Apr. 17 | Mav 3 | Fair | |
| 11 | F.N. | F. | 22 | 15, Broke Road | May. 5 | May 27 | Satisfactory | |
| C.M.C. | F. | 15 | 101, Queen's Road | Aug. 12 | Aug. 14 | Unsatisfactory | ||
| 13 | E.A.C. | M. | 17 | 101, Queen's Road | Aug. 12 | Aug. 14 | Unsatisfactory | |
| 14 | J.T C. | M. | 21 | 101, Queen's Road | Aug. 12 | Aug. 14 | Unsatisfactory | |
| 15 | W.C.C. | M. | 20 | 101, Queen's Road | Aug. 13 | Aug. 18 | Unsatisfactory | |
| 16 | C.L. | F. | 22 | 45, Harman Street | Jul}' 14 | Aug. 25 | Satisfactory | This patient (a nurse) came from Feridenheim-a hospital on 14th July, 1910. She is stated to have been ailing then. |
| 17 | M.F. | F. | 8 | 139, Goldsmith Row | Aug. 17 | Aug. 26 | Satisfactory |