[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch] page 79

Shoreditch 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Year.	No. of case.	Length of time the primary (infecting) case was detained in hospital.	Number of days which elapsed between the date the primary (infecting) case returned home and the date the secondary (infected) case fell ill.	Lesions observed in primary case when same returned from hospital.	Number of cases resulting presumably from primary case, so far as could be traced.	REMARKS.
1903	46	13 „	11 „	Tonsils enlarged & ragged	2 F	Primary case, a male, was certified diphtheria; there is no record of his case having been certified scarlet fever. The secondary cases were notified one diphtheria and one scarlatina, but from enquires both appeared to be scarlet fever. (A doubtful instance.)
"	47	9	3 „		1 F	Primary case certified diphtheria, female—no sign of anything wrong with her. (Possibility of a connection with the secondary case which was notified scarlatina, both having been scarlatina)
"	48	4 „	4 „	Patch of rough skin on cheek	1 F	Primary case, a female. Beyond the patch of rough skin the mother observed nothing wrong with the primary case on her return.
"	49	10 „	11 „		1 M	Primary case, a female. Nothing to indicate she was infectious on her return. Secondary case attending school.
"	50	8 „	4 „		1 M	Primary ease, a female. Nothing to indicate she was infectious on her return.
"	51	8 „	6 „	Rhinorrhoea (Discharge from nose)	1 F	Primary case, a male.
"	52	8 „	7 „		1 F	Primary case, a male. Mother observed nothing wrong with him. Secondary case attending school.
"	53	7½ „	7 „	Rhinorrhoea (Discharge from nose)	1 M	Primary case, a female. Secondary case attending school.
"	54	9½ „	16 „		1M & 1F	Primary case, a female.