Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of 1903
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12. F., 4 months; 29, S. Place. Marasmus. Breast fed for one month, then
condensed milk. Nine children, 7 of whom died in infancy. 'Lung
disease " in the family. One room.
13. M.. 3 months; 5, W. Street. Tubercular meningitis. Fed on cows'
milk only, said to have been boiled. Consumption in the family. Of
7 children, three, including patient, died in infancy, one of " Consumptive
bowels." Two rooms.
14. F., 7 months. 3, A. L. Stieet. General tuberculosis. Breast fed and
then cows' milk, said to have been boiled. No history of phthisis in
family. Clean home. . Two rooms.
15. M., 3 months; 29, A. Street. Tubercular enteritis. Human and cows'
milk, said to have been boiled. Previous infant died of " Consumptive
bowels." No history of phthisis in family. Two rooms. Clean.
16. F., 11 months; 14, B. Square. Tubercular meningitis. Human and
cows' milk. Father has phthisis; grandfather and uncle of patient
died of phthisis. Two rooms. Clean.
17. M., 6 months; 4, B. Street. Tuberculous broncho-pneumonia. Breast
fed only. Father has phthisis. Two rooms. Clean.
18. M., 6 months; 34, B. Street. Tuberculous Mesenteric Glands. Human
and cows' milk, said to have been boiled. Phthisis in the family.
Mother goes out selling flowers. One room.
19. F., 6 months; I, B. Street. Phthisis. Human and cows' milk, never
boiled. Mother " weakly," and much phthisis in family. One room.
20. M., 7 months ; 62, Q. Street. Tubercular Meningitis. Breast fed only,
Six members of the family have died of phthisis. Two rooms.
21. F., 10 months; 61, R. Street. General Tuberculosis. Human, cows'
and condensed milk, said to have been boiled; grand-parents died of
phthisis, and father also died of phthisis.
22. M., 6 months; 11, C. Street, Acute Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Breast
fed only. Phthisis in the family. Two rooms.
23. M., 7, E. Place. Marasmus. Cows' milk only, "always boiled."
Mother in consumptive hospital. Had four other children, all died
young. One room.
24. M., 6 months; 3 W. Place. Tabes Mesenterica. Breast fed only. Consumption
in the family, and previous case of "consumptive bowels."
One room.