London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Greenwich 1903
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1903
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Fish and Enteric Fever.
No.
of
Case.
Age.
Sex.
Date of
Notification.
How long III
before
Notification.
Interval
between
Eating and
Illness.
Kind of Fish
Eaten.
Where Eaten.
Source of
Fish Supply.
Result
of Illness.
1
52
M.
31st Dec., 1902
6 days
14 days
Mussels
Home
Local..
Recovered.
2
19
M.
20th Feb., 1903
12 „
1 month
Fried Fish
„
„
Died.
3
30
M.
25th „
16 „
28 days
Mussels
„
„
Recovered.
4
38
F.
30th Mar., „
13 „
17 „
Fried Fish
„
„
Died.
5
6
M.
13th July, „
13 „
28 „
Fresh & Fried Fish
„
„
Recovered.
6
11
M.
27th Aug., „
13 „
17 „
Fried Fish
„
„
„
7
18
M.
28th „ „
10 „
Frequently
eating
Shell & Fried Fish
„
„
„
8
31
M.
17th Sept., ,,
11 „
22 days
Mussels & Oysters
Yarmouth
Yarmouth ..
„
9
14
M.
21st „ „
20 „
18 „
Fried Fish
Home
Local..
„
10
32
M.
24th „ „
7 „
18 „
Ditto
„
„
„
11
25
F.
1st Oct., „
6 „
21 „
Cockles..
„
„
„
12
35
M.
9th „ ,,
19 „
21 „
Oysters
City
City & Local .
„
13
21
M.
8th Nov., „
15 „
Fried Fish
Home
Local..
„
14
26
M.
21st Dec., ,,
15 „
28 days
Oysters..
London (daily)
Local & London
„
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