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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

London County Council 1894

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Anthrax cases in recent years—(continued).

Anthrax cases in recent years—(continued).

No.Place of treatment.Patient.Sex.Age.Date of attack.No. of days before applying for treatment.Seat of Charbon.Condition of adjacent parts.Constitutional symptoms.Where employed.Occupation.Apparent source of infection.Treatment.Result.Remarks.
82St. Bartholomew's HospitalJ. H.M.15Nov. 4, 18885Below and to left of angle of mouthNot much surrounding oedemaHeadache......Polishes backs of brushes in a brush manufactory...ExcisionCuredBacilli found.
83Guy's HospitalC. M.M.27Feb. 17, 18896Right cheekŒdema, enlarged glandsNil...Waterside labourerBombay hidesExcision, potassa fusa and cauteryCured
84Guy's HospitalW. J.M.21Mar. 10, 18891NeckŒdemaTemperature 102°Messrs. Anning & CobbHide broker's labourerKangaroo or Bombay hidesExcised, and dressed with powdered ipecacuanhaCured
85Guy's HospitalH. S.M.25April 7, 18894CheekBrawny œdema and enlarged glandsTemp. 100.2°. Felt "very ill and shivery "...Employed in hide and skin tradeHidesExcisionCured
86Guy's HospitalJ. P.M.51Aug. 15. 18893Left cheekŒdema and redness. Nopustule; taken in as erysipelasFever...TannerBite of an insectFree incisionsDiedBacilli found in serum. P.M. Anthrax of stomach and intestines.
87Guy's HospitalA. E. C.M.19Oct. 27, 18892Right elbowHypersemicNil...Hide warehousemanBombay and Madras hidesExcision, creolin externally and internallyCured
88Guy's HospitalW. B.M.43Nov. 3, 18892ForeheadHard and red and œdematousTemp.99.2°. "Feels perfectly well"...Same wharf as aboveBombay and Madras hidesExcision, cauteryCured
89Guy's HospitalJ. B.M.26Dec. 10, 18892Under the chinŒdemaNilFresh wharfDock labourerDoes not handle hidesExcision, dressed with powdered ipecacuanhaCured
90Guy's HospitalC. P.M.17Dec. 13, 18892Left cheekŒdema, enlarged glandsNilSouth Eastern wharfDock labourerBuffalo hidesExcision, dressed with powdered ipecacuanhaCured
91Guy's HospitalG. R. H.M.28Dec. 17, 18891Left forearmHypersemicNilSt. Olave's wharfWaterside labourerHandling wet hides from the East IndiesExcision, cautery, creolin externallyCured
92London Hospital–M.2718894Right side of neckExtensive œdema of chest and neckRigor. Temp. 103°...Foreman superintending carrying of hidesHidesExcisionCuredBacilli found.
93Guy's HospitalW.J. P.M.23Jan. 28, 18905ChinŒdema and enlarged glandsSlight dysphagia...Fish salesmanNever worked in hidesExcision, dressed with powdered ipecacuanhaCuredBacilli found.
94Guy's HospitalD. W.M.32Feb. 20, 18902Right side of chinSlight oedema and enlarged glands" Queer in the head," sweating...Labourer in hide and skin warehouseHidesExcision, injection of carbolic acidCured
95Guy's HospitalW. T.M.33Mar. 17, 18901NeckŒdemaTemp. 101.2°, feels "shivery "...Leather warehousemanCape hidesExcision, cautery, and ipecacuanha externallyCured