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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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| No. of case. | Patient's initials. | Sex. | Age. | Address. | Probable date of invasion. | Date of Certification . | Sanitary condition of dwelling. | Probable source of infection. Remarks. |
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| 18 | A.P. | M. | 16 | 44, Broke Road | Aug. 7 | Aug. 27 | Satisfactory | Mussels eaten about 28th July, 1910, believed by his relatives to have caused his illness. |
| 19 | E.G. | F. | 37 | 27, Wilmer Gardens | Aug. 14 | Aug. 29 | Unsatisfactory | Had mussels on 13th August, 1910, was sick on 14th August, 1910, and continued ill. His friends attributed illness to the mussels. |
| 20 | A.C. | F. | 24 | 5, Felton Street | Sept. 2 | Satisfactory | Mussels eaten about 17th August, 1910. | |
| 21 | E.E. | M. | 22 | 7, Dove Row | Aug. 19 | Sept. 3 | Unsatisfactory | Fried fish eater. |
| 22 | S.W. | F. | 15 | 13, Gorsuch Street | Sept. 4 | Sept. 10 | Unsatisfactory | Fried fish eater. |
| 23 | J L. | M. | 8 | 8 Pearson Street | Aug. 28 | Sept. 16 | Satisfactory | Fried fish eater. Mussels during first week of August. |
| 24 | J.W. | F. | 38 | 16, Red Lion Street | Aug. 28 | Sept. 16 | Unsatisfactory | Fried fish eater. Was in the habit of eating mussels. |
| 25 | E.W.B. | M. | 40 | 20, Bachas Street | Aug. 28 | Sept. 19 | Satisfactory | Fried fish eater. Was at Southend during first week of August, had cockles also mussels there. |
| 26 | J.R.B. | M. | 16 | 207, Chatham Avenue | Aug. 28 | Sept. 19 | Satisfactory | Fried fish eater, fond of ice cream, had mussels before his illness. |
| 27 | w.r. | M. | 30 | 49, Buttesland Street | Sept. 2 | Sept. 19 | Satisfactory | Was at Ramsgate August 20th to 28th. Oysters on 20th and 22nd, also mussels, was sick on 21st August. Sickness thought to be due to oysters. No fried fish. |
| 28 | A.C. | M. | 33 | 26, Hoxton Square | Sept. 1 | Sept. 20 | Unsatisfactory' | Fried fish eater. |
| 29 | D.M. | F. | 16 | 7, Pownall Road | Sept. 2 | Sept. 24 | Satisfactory | Fried fish eater. Was at Hastings on August 21st. Mussels said to have been eaten during the week ending August 28th. |
| 30 | M. | F. | 40 | 65, Buttesland Street | Sept. 10 | Sept. 28 | Satisfactory | Was at. Folkestone August 27th, Graves-end August 20th, had mussels and winkles. Fried fish eater. |
| 31 | J.W. A. | M. | 30 | 69, Buttesland Street | Sept. 17 | Oct. 1 | Unsatisfactory | Mussels on 16th September, 1910, and ou several occasions previously. Worked in Stratford. Fried fish eater. |
| 32 | J.G. | M. | 16 | 27, Wilmer Gardens | Sept. 21 | Oct. 1 | Unsatisfactory | Son to case 19, whence infection was probably derived. |
| 33 | A.Y. | F. | 35 | 29, Aske Street | Sept. 1 | Oct. 5 | Satisfactory | Fried fish eater. |
| 34 | S.W. | F. | 40 | 11, Dorchester Street | Oct. 5 | Satisfactory | No fried fish nor shell fish. Was at Yarmouth during August, and has not been well since—took to bed 1st October, 1910. | |
| 35 | A.K. | F. | 58 | 80, Wenlock Street | Sept. 21 | Oct. 7 | Unsatisfactory | No fried fish nor shell fish. |
| 36 | M.S. | F. | 26 | 24, Broke Road | Sept 21 | Oct. 8 | Satisfactory | Mussels about September 19th. This patient was a resident in Bethnal Green at the time she was taken ill. |
| 37 | E.B. | F. | 42 | 47, Taplow Street | Sept. 14 | Oct. 8 | Satisfactory | |
| 38 | J.R. | M. | 21 | 2, Hamilton Buildings .. | Sept. 24 | Oct. 10 | Satisfactory | |
| 39 | F.S. | M. | 32 | 101, Boston Street | Aug. 19 | Oct. 13 | Fried fish eater. | |
| 40 | J.G. | M. | 29 | 55, Essex Street | Oct. 8 | Nov. 5 | Satisfactory | No shell fish or fried fish. |
| 41 | M.P. | F. | 27 | 48, Scawfell Street | Oct. 22 | Nov. 12 | ||
| 42 | J.G.B. | M. | 15 | 47, Taplow Street | Oct. 18 | Nov. 23 | Satisfactory | No fried fish. Case 37 was mother to this patient, and probably infected him. |
| 43 | R.L. | M. | 21 | 65, OrnSaby Street | Nov. 10 | Dec. 1 | Satisfactory | |
| 44 | E.B L. | F. | 12 | 65, Ormsby Street | Nov. 24 | Dec. 12 | Satisfactory | Sister to case 43, whence infection was probably derived. |
| 45 | H.A.C. | M. | 31 | 17, Kent Street | Nov. 20 | Dec. 12 | Unsatisfactory | |
| 46 | M.D. | F. | 4 | 22, York Row | Dec. 2 | Dec. 15 | Unsatisfactory | Fried fish eater—no shell fish. |
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