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that the case was one of Influenza. For three weeks this house
was infected, and gave rise to three cases.
5. Clara B., age 11 years, of 8, F. Street, sickened with typhoid
on August 22nd, but was not removed to Hospital until September
17th, the Medical Attendant regarding the case as one of Influenza.
The house was infected for over three weeks without
it being known, and three cases arose from this centre, in the
same house, together with five cases at 35, F. Street, making a
total of eight cases spread directly or indirectly from Clara B.,
who was left in a crowded locality suffering from typhoid fever
for a period of 26 days. The first one to sicken at 35, F. Street,
was Alfred H., age one year, and he appears to have been treated
for simple diarrhoea, though he was undoubtedly suffering from
typhoid fever, as proved by his being removed on 2nd October
to Hospital (where he afterwards died from typhoid fever), 32
days after he sickened, during the whole of which time he was
a source of danger to his brothers and sisters, as shown by the
fact that four of them have since sickened in the same house
with the same disease. It is probable that the four cases connected
with the house, 53, F. Street, were also derived from Clara
B., at 8, F. Street, the first one sickening being William K., who
was nursed by, and directly infected, his mother (Harriet K.) and
her lodger (Mary H.), and indirectly through his aunt, living at
14, C. Street, infected a girl at 4, R. Place (Ellen W.)
6. Mrs. B., age 50 years, of r, T. Road, sickened on September
3rd, but was treated for Influenza, and not removed to Hospital
until September 25th. For over three weeks an unknown case
of typhoid was at 1, T. Road, and the washing was sent to be
mangled at 10, C. Road, where other clothes from other houses
were also sent. Two cases of typhoid fever and one of (notified)
continued fever were traced to this source.
Again, so-called secondary cases form a large portion of the
outbreak, accounting for 17—nine of the infected houses having
secondary cases, viz.:—
Addresses. No. of secondary cases.
35, F.-Street 4
8, F-Street 3
53 and 13. F-Street
14, S-Place 2 each.