London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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London County Council 1900

[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.
116Sept. 29Oct. 5M. 17......Brother of cases 55 and 56...See case 120.
117Sept. 30Oct. 7M. 18BNeverEats very little fishNeverDrinks ginger-beer.
118Oct. 3Oct. 28F. 13...Various placesFried fish from source named, not X......
119Oct. 5F.......Sister of case 44......
120Oct. 6Oct. 15F. 39......Belongs to same family as cases 55, 56 and 116......
121Oct. 7Oct. 18M. 20Goat brandNeverBuys fish at X's, not shell fishNever...
122Oct. 7M.......Father of case 44......
123Oct. 8Oct. 14M.......Removed from a common lodging-house, only there a few hours. Had come on October 8th from Dover, where he had been 7 months......
124Oct. 8Oct. 10M. 6......Brother of case 29......
125Oct. 9Oct. 20F. 35......The mother and younger brother of case 93......
Oct. 9Oct. 20M. 3
126Oct. 10Oct. 18F. 12......Belongs to same family as cases 32, 91 and 92......

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(The cases which may be regarded as constituting the special outbreak are those numbered 3 to 45 a.)

No.Date of onset of illnessDate of notification.Sex and age.Milk supplyIce-cream.As to consumption of fried fish.As to consumption of other kinds of fish and shell-fish.Remarks.
1Aug. 20Aug. 27F 22...NeverOften bought fried fish from YWinkles from BSee case 2.
2Aug. 23Sept. 18M. 50...NeverUsually bought fried fish elsewhere, but may have eaten some purchased by his daughter from Y...Father of case 1.
3Aug. 26Sept. 12M. 21CondensedNeverOften bought fried fish from Y on his own account and independently of rest of familyNever winkles or shrimpsSee cases 21 and 25.
4Aug. 28Sept. 12M. 17Various sources...Family often had fried fish from Y up to the time the children became ill...Brother of case 8.
tAug. 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
5Aug. 30Sept. 7M. 35ANeverFried fish from Y frequentlyShell fish from ANever watercress; fond of mineral waters.
6Aug. 31Sept. 20M. 7...NeverAll members of family frequently ate fried fish obtained from Y...See cases 16 18 and 36.