Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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No. | Date of onset of illness. | Date of notification. | Sex and age. | Milk supply. | Ice-cream. | As to consumption of fiah, fried fish, shell fish, &c. | As to use of swimming baths. | Remarks. |
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49 | Sept. 14 | Sept. 25 | F. 13 | B | B | Family buys skate, haddock and shrimps, and occasionally winkles for Sunday from X. The girl herself was in the habit of buying " fried fish and taters " there. The other members of the family very rarely have fried fish | Never | |
50 | Sept. 14 | Sept. 22 | M. 5 | A | The family obtain fried fish from X's | Never | ||
51 | Sept. 14 | Sept. 17 | F. 11 | Condensed | Fond of ice cream; source not ascertained | Fried fish, also winkles and shrimps occasionally from X's | ... | Never ginger-beer or mineral waters |
52 | Sept. 14 | Sept. 20 | M. 12 | Head brand | B | "Fried fish and taters" from X frequently. A bloater occasionally | To X baths | Fond of ginger beer. |
53 | Sept. 14 | Sept. 22 | M. 15 | Head brand | Never | The family obtain fried fish and taters " from another source, not from X, but the patient is a friend of the boy, case 52, and would buy with him from X | To X baths on August 22nd ; not since | Never buys mineral waters of any kind. |
54 | Sept. 14 | Sept, 28 | F. 15 | J | Rarely, and then from a source quite away from the area | Family do not buy fish from X. The girl bought " fish and taters " from X for supper very frequently | Never | Occasionally ginger-beer. |
55 | Sept. 15 | Sept. 22 | F. 13 | Condensed | Never | Family obtain fish and shrimps from X. These two children bought " fried fish and taters " for themselves for supper on Saturdays, and sometimes on other nights too | ... | Sec cases 116 and 120. |
56 | Sept. 15 | Sept. 22 | M. 10 | Condensed | Never | |||
57 | Sept. 15 | Sept. 17 | F. 17 | Condensed | Occasionally | Whole family used to eat fried fish from X. Latterly the father had stopped their having it and none was brought home. The girl continued up to the time of her attack to buy on her own account, usually elsewhere, but on occasion still from X. Shell fish also from X | ... | Fond of watercress. Never mineral waters. |
58 | Sept. 15 | Sept. 18 | M. 14 | K | C Also ate some at King's - cross on Sept. 15 | Family buy winkles and shrimps from X. The boy is very fond of getting " fried fish and taters" there. None of the others do this | To X baths on Saturdays and Mondays | A very mild case. No lemonade or ginger-beer. |
59 | Sept. 15 | Oct. 3 | M. 7½ | Head brand | A | "Gets his bit of fried fish at X's, never anywhere else." Is fond of fried fish | ... | "Hopping " from September 5th to 28th. Drinks ginger-beer and lemonade. |
60 | Sept. 15 | Sept. 24 | M. 8 | B | B Occasionally | Fond of fried fish from X's | Never | Drinks mineral waters. |
61 | Sept. 15 | Sept. 21 | M. 17 | E | E | Buys fried fish at X's frequently | Ginger-beer occasionally. | |
62 | Sept. 15 | Sept. 18 | M. 10 | B and I | Never | "About six weeks ago " (from date October 6th) " had a piece of fried fish from X's" | To X baths | |
63 | Sept. 15 | Oct. 1 | F. 17 | B | B | The family have a piece of wet fish from X's frequently, but not fried fish, shell fish or shrimps | Never | Fond of ginger-beer and lemonade. |
64 | Sept. 16 | Sept. 28 | M. 12 | B | A's man | Fried fish from X; a haddock or kipper from same source occasionally | To X baths | No watercress. Drinks ginger-beer and lemonade. |