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Shoreditch 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Below are set out briefly particulars as to the ages and sex of the patients, dates of invasion and certification, the sanitary-conditions of the dwellings and the probable source of infection. Cases certified but subsequently not regarded as having been enteric fever have been excluded:

No. of case.Patients initials.Sex.Age.Address.Probable date of invasion.Date of Certification.Sanitary condition of dwelling.Remarks.—Probable source of infection
19111911
1M.A.K.F.325, Mill RowJan. 14Jan. 24..This patient had been an inmate of a hospital at Hampstead from 8th Dec., 1910. Was not infected in Shoreditch.
2E.J.F.775, Provost StreetMay 6June 15Satisfactory
3A.J.F.1730, Taplow Street 21, Granville BuildingsAug. 5Aug. 29Unsatisfactory
4B.H.B.F.39Aug. 30Sept. 6SatisfactoryFried fish eater, but no shell fish.
5N.McG.F.1717, Boston StreetAug. 25Sept. 9SatisfactoryFond of shell fish. Last had shell fish on 7th August.
6A.F.M.1442, Herbert StreetAug. 21Sept. 14SatisfactoryWas at a holiday camp in the New Forest until 13th August. Probably infected at the camp.
7L.B.F.1343, New North RoadSept. 6Sept. 15SatisfactoryCockles and ice cream at Bamsgate between 20th August and 3rd Sept.
8E.J.F.950, Moye Street..Sept. 23FairFried fish two or three times a week.
9J.H.M.943, Buckland StreetSept. 13Sept. 23FairCockles and ice cream at Bamsgate between 20th August and 3rd Sept.
10A.C.M.1921, Goldsmith BowSept. 14Oct. 2UnsatisfactoryA fried fish eater. Oysters about 2nd September.
11C.C.F.2321, Goldsmith BowSept. 25Oct. 6UnsatisfactoryProbably infected by case 10. Both were in the same family.
12K.C.F.3749, Holms Street..Sept. 16Oct. 16SatisfactoryThis patient only came to reside in Shoreditch on 3rd October, 1911. Fond of mussels, fried fish.
13E.A.M.F.23Shoreditch InfirmaryOct. 1Oct. 17SatisfactoryNurse in the infirmary.
14F.K.F.3091, Rushton StreetOct. 4Oct. 25SatisfactoryThis patient was not infectedin Shoreditch.
15O.A.B.F.1469, Crondall StreetOct. 12Oct. 23SatisfactoryFried fish eater.
1(5L.L.W.F.777, Felton Street..Oct. 18Oct. 25Satisfactory
17F.B.B.F.1169, Crondall StreetNov. 1Nov. 6SatisfactoryProbably case 15. Members of same family and slept in same bed.
18E.H.M.1044, Crondall StreetOct. 15Nov. 14Satisfactory
19J.W.J.M.3350, Brownlow EoadOct. 20Nov. 14SatisfactorySaid to have eaten mussels about 14th October, 1911, which made him ill.
20E.M.M.194, George SquareDec. 2Dec. 28SatisfactoryFried fish eater.