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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Appendix II.
The Southwark Outbreak.
No. | Date of onset of illness. | Date of notification. | Sex and Age. | Milk supply. | Icecream. | As to consumption of fish, fried fish, shell fish, etc. | As to use of swimming baths. | Celery. | Water- cress. |
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1 | Oct. 17 | Oct. 27 | M. 11 | A No raw milk consumed | No | Fond of fish and " taters," often bought " taters " without fish ; obtained fried fish from X. or A. or B. No shell fish | No | No | No |
2 | Oct. 18 | Oct. 30 | M. 12 | B No raw milk consumed | No | Does not remember buying fried fish, but has bought " taters " from A. Has certainly not had fried fish or shell fish at home | Yes Swallowed a mouthful of water about 14 days before illness began | No | No |
3 | Oct. 19 | Oct. 31 | F. 15 | C | No | Fond of fried fish, obtained it from B. as a rule, possibly from X. She used to go to entertainments at a hall close by X.'s shop. Never shell fish | No | No | No |
4 | Oct. 20 | Nov. 9 | M. 17 | D | No | Often fried fish from X. Eats winkles sometimes on Sundays | Yes | No | No |
5 | Oct. 20 | Oct. 27 | M. 12 | Condensed | No | Fond of fried fish Obtained it at C.'s as a rule, may have bought it from X. as he often used to pass by X.'s shop, and went to the hall close by | Yes | No | Yes |
6 | Oct. 21 | Nov. 2 | M. 15 | D | No | Often fried fish from X. Eats winkles sometimes on Sundays | No | No | No |
7 | Oct. 22 | Nov. 5 | F. 26 | E | No | Oysters 14 days before illness began. Fond of fried fish usually obtained from C., but may have obtained it from X. Was seen outside X.'s shop a fortnight previous to illness | No | No | No |
8 | Oct. 25 | Nov. 13 | M. 27 | F | No | Fond of cockles, whelks and winkles, also of fried fish, obtained from X. and occasionally from another purveyor | No | Yes | Yea |
9 | Oct. 27 | Nov. 10 | M. 9 | F. No raw milk consumed | No | Fond of fried fish obtained from X. No shell fish | No | No | No |
10 | Oct. 27 ? Oct. 20 | Oct. 31 | M. 41 | Condensed | No | Fond of fried fish obtained from X. prior to his illness but since from other sources. Fond of whelks. | No | No | No |
11 | Oct. 28 | Nov. 4 | M. 13 | G | Yes | Fried fish frequently obtained from X. Occasionally eats winkles. Some mussels about 3 weeks before illness | Yes, 8 days before illness began | Yes | No |
12 | Oct. 29 | Nov. 6 | F. 15 | C | No | Fried fish from B, possibly from X. also. Mussels 7 or 8 weeks before illness began | Yes | No | No |
13 | Oct. 31 | Nov. 9 | M. 36 | Condensed | No | Fond of fried fish; probably obtained it from X. Mussels eaten 3 weeks before illness began | No | No | No |
14 | Oct. 31 | Nov. 4 | M. 22 | H | No | Fond of fried fish, purchased it as a rule from X. Oysters occasionally, but not for many weeks before illness | ? | No | No |
15 | Nov. 9 | Nov. 16 | M. 28 | I. No raw milk consumed | No | Fond of fried fish, obtained from various sources, but his wife does not like X.'s fish and does not buy it | No | No | Yes |
16 | Nov. 9 or a few days earlier | Nov. 17 | M. 31 | F | No | Fried fish frequently from X. Sometimes eats winkles | No | Yes | Yes |
17 | Nov. 12 | Nov. 27 | M. 38 | F | No | Fried fish frequently from X. | No | Yes | Yes |