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This family consists of father, mother, and four children, three of
whom were adults. The family occupied four rooms in a sevenroomed
house in D. Street.
No nuisance could be discovered on the premises when inspected.
Group 8.—Arthur E., age 26 years, of 371, W. Road, fell ill on or
about the 25th August, 1905, and was removed to the London
Hospital. He was notified as suffering from typhoid fever on the
31st August.
On or about the 23rd October, Mary E., wife of above, age 27
years, is said to have fallen ill. She was notified as suffering from
enteric fever on the 7th November, and was removed the same day
to the London Hospital.
The above occupied, with their two children, a tenement of three
rooms at the above address. The four remaining rooms in the same
house were tenanted by another family, consisting of three adult3
and one child. On the 11th November one of these adults named
Robert N., age 17 years, is said to have fallen ill, and was notified as
suffering from typhoid fever on the same day and removed to
hospital on 14th November.
Both families in this house belonged to the hawker class, and
carried on business on stalls near to each other. It is certain that
living in the same house and carrying on the same class of business
there was intimacy between the two families. Robert N., I am of
opinion, received infection from Mary E., in what particular way I
am unable to say; but from what one knows of the habits of families
of this class aggregated together in one house it is not surprising
that infection is conveyed from family to family.
Mary E., I am of opinion, was infected by her husband possibly
while on a visit to her husband in the hospital.
The only insanitary condition found was dirtiness of the
premises.
Group 9.—Nellie J., age 24 years, of 33, C. Road, is said to have
fallen ill on or about the 10th October, 1905, and was notified as