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 fish, fried fish, shell fish, &c. | As to use of swimming baths. | Remarks. |
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116 | Sept. 29 | Oct. 5 | M. 17 | ... | ... | Brother of cases 55 and 56 | ... | See case 120. |
117 | Sept. 30 | Oct. 7 | M. 18 | B | Never | Eats very little fish | Never | Drinks ginger-beer. |
118 | Oct. 3 | Oct. 28 | F. 13 | ... | Various places | Fried fish from source named, not X | ... | ... |
119 | Oct. 5 | F. | ... | ... | Sister of case 44 | ... | ... | |
120 | Oct. 6 | Oct. 15 | F. 39 | ... | ... | Belongs to same family as cases 55, 56 and 116 | ... | ... |
121 | Oct. 7 | Oct. 18 | M. 20 | Goat brand | Never | Buys fish at X's, not shell fish | Never | ... |
122 | Oct. 7 | M. | ... | ... | Father of case 44 | ... | ... | |
123 | Oct. 8 | Oct. 14 | M. | ... | ... | Removed from a common lodging-house, only there a few hours. Had come on October 8th from Dover, where he had been 7 months | ... | ... |
124 | Oct. 8 | Oct. 10 | M. 6 | ... | ... | Brother of case 29 | ... | ... |
125 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 20 | F. 35 | ... | ... | The mother and younger brother of case 93 | ... | ... |
Oct. 9 | Oct. 20 | M. 3 | ||||||
126 | Oct. 10 | Oct. 18 | F. 12 | ... | ... | Belongs to same family as cases 32, 91 and 92 | ... | ... |
L ambeth.
(The cases which may be regarded as constituting the special outbreak are those numbered 3 to 45 a.)
No. | Date of onset of illness | Date of notification. | Sex and age. | Milk supply | Ice-cream. | As to consumption of fried fish. | As to consumption of other kinds of fish and shell-fish. | Remarks. |
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1 | Aug. 20 | Aug. 27 | F 22 | ... | Never | Often bought fried fish from Y | Winkles from B | See case 2. |
2 | Aug. 23 | Sept. 18 | M. 50 | ... | Never | Usually bought fried fish elsewhere, but may have eaten some purchased by his daughter from Y | ... | Father of case 1. |
3 | Aug. 26 | Sept. 12 | M. 21 | Condensed | Never | Often bought fried fish from Y on his own account and independently of rest of family | Never winkles or shrimps | See cases 21 and 25. |
4 | Aug. 28 | Sept. 12 | M. 17 | Various sources | ... | Family often had fried fish from Y up to the time the children became ill | ... | Brother of case 8. |
t | Aug. 29 | ... | M. 10 | ... | ... | Habitually bought fish from Y, other people living in same house did not do so | ... | Supposed at time of illness to be influenza, Case 50 a playmate of his, lived in same honse |
5 | Aug. 30 | Sept. 7 | M. 35 | A | Never | Fried fish from Y frequently | Shell fish from A | Never watercress; fond of mineral waters. |
6 | Aug. 31 | Sept. 20 | M. 7 | ... | Never | All members of family frequently ate fried fish obtained from Y | ... | See cases 16 18 and 36. |