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visits and received no visitors; was out of work and stayed at
home; no drain nuisances; water and milk good; no evidence
of indirect infection. On or about June 1st consumed a quantity
of shell-fish purchased from a hawker, attributes her illness to this.
4. William W., aged 32, of C. Street; notified July 9th; commenced
illness on July 1st. Twelve days previously had eaten some
oysters bought in Nile Street, Hoxton, from a stall. No other
evidence of infection, direct or indirect.
5. John H., aged 26, of D. Street, a clerk; notified September 19th;
commenced illness on September 7th. From August 16th to
August 30th was staying at Margate, and ate regularly of oysters
and shell-fish from a stall near the pier. No evidence of any
other possible source of infection.
6. Emma H., 35, of C. Road; notified September 18th; commenced
illness on or about August 15th. On August Bank Holiday went
to Southend and ate six plates of shell-fish at a stall on the
parade. No evidence of other possible infection; attributes
illness to the shell-fish.
7. Walter B., aged 23, of R. Street, a wire-worker; notified
September 17th; commenced illness on September 10th. Ate a
great quantity of raw shell-fish from a stall in Whitecross Street
on Friday, August 29th. No other evidence of infection.
8. Florence D., 14, of C. V.; notified on September 10th, but ill from
August 21st. Spent her holidays at Southend, and ate a quantity
of shell-fish, to which she attributes her illness. No other
evidence of infection.
9. Jane G., 18, of L. Street; notified October 13th; illness began
September 24th. Attributed illness to bad drains, but, on
enquiry, admitted that some days previous to being ill she ate
some oysters near Victoria Street from a stall. No drain
nuisances or other apparent cause.
10. Daniel M., 42, of C. Road, a porter; notified November 28th, first
commenced illness about November nth. Water, milk,
sanitation, etc., good. Eats shell-fish every Sunday. Ten days
before illness began ate some bad shell-fish, which patient stated
came from Southend. No other evidence of infection.