[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough] page 117

Poplar 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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BROMLEY.
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals 10
Poplar Hospital 1
Sick Asylum 2
13
BOW.
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals 5
Sick Asylum 1
6
Shellfish and Predisposing Causes.

Table: Seven cases of Typhiod Fever were stated by the patients or their friends to be due to eating shellfish, as follows :—

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Seven cases of Typhiod Fever were stated by the patients or their friends to be due to eating shellfish, as follows :—

No.	Date. 1912.	Age.	Sex.	Address.	Remarks.
1	Feb. 25th	13 years	Male	British Street, Poplar	Had eaten oysters a fortnight previously. Died 26th March, 1912.
2	Mar. 15th	5 years	Female	Lochnagar Street	Had been in a low state of health for some time. Had eaten periwinkles also some cold boiled pork sausages.
3	July 26th	28 years	Male	Swaton Road	Patient was seafaring man. Went to Southend for day and ate plentifully of oysters and cockles and beer. Soil pan cracked. Insufficient flush.
4	Oct. 7th	18 years	Female	Coborn Street	Had been to Yarmouth and eaten oysters, also had partaken of oysters in Bow, but did not at time feel any ill effect.
5	Oct. 10th	39 years	Male	Coborn Street	Husband of above, and had had oysters at the same time and place.
6	Nov. 21st	19 years	Female	Stratfield Road	Had eaten tinned fish purchased in Devons Road.
7	Dee. 2nd	36 years	Female	Bow Common Lane	Had eaten oysters obtained in Bow Road.12

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Table: Seven cases of Typhiod Fever were stated by the patients or their friends to be due to eating shellfish, as follows :—