Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904
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Fish and Enteric Fever.
| No. of Case. | Age. | Sex. | Date of Notification. | How long Ill before Notification. | Interval between Eating and Notification. | Kind of Fish Eaten. | Where Eaten. | Source of Fish Supply. | Result of Illness. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | F. | 28th May, 1904 | 19 days | 21 days | Mackerel aud Tinned Beef | Home | Local... | Recovered. |
| 2 | 2½ | F. | ,, ,, ,, | ,, ,, | ,, ,, | ,, ,, ,, | „ | ,, | ,, |
| 3 | 28 | F. | 7th June, „ | 14 „ | 15 „ | Cockles | Southend | Southend | ,, |
| 4 | 38 | M. | 6th July, „ | 12 „ | 16 „ | Fried Fish | Home | Local | ,, |
| 5 | 26 | M. | 11th July, „ | 16 „ | 21 „ | Mackerel | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| 6 | 28 | M. | 5th Aug., „ | 21 „ | 23 „ | Eels and Haddocks ... | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| 7 | 33 | M. | 21st „ „ | 4 „ | 21 » | Oysters | Stall on Dept-ford Broadway | Deplford | ,, |
| 8 | 28 | M. | 9th Sept., „ | 10 „ | 17 „ | Fried Fish and Winkles | Home | Local | ,, |
| 9 | 15 | M. | 8th Oct., „ | 14 „ | 24 „ | Oygters | Southend | Southend | Died. |
| 10 | 7 | F. | 11th „ „ | 14 „ | 21 „ | Shrimps and Winkles | Home | Local | Recovered. |
| 11 | 26 | F. | 12th „ „ | 16 „ | 20 „ | Fried Fish | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| 12 | 37 | M. | 13th Dec., ,, | 20 „ | 23 „ | Stewed Eels and Fried Fish | ,, | ,, | ,, |
| 13 | 7 | M. | 15th „ „ | 21 „ | 24 „ | Winkles | ,, | ,, | ,, |