[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch] page 15

Shoreditch 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Number of Case.	Length of time in Hospital.	Interval between the return of the primary (infecting) case and the occurrence (invasion) of the secondary or return case	Lessons observed in the primary case on return from hospital.	Number of cases resulting from Primary case.	Remarks.
14	67 „	46 „	Discharge from nose and ears.	2	Primary case, a male. Improbable that there was any transmission of infection from primary case. Discharge came on two days after return.
15	41 „	7 „	Discharge from nose; tonsils enlarged and ragged; glands enlarged.	1	Primary case, a male. Secondary case, resided in adjoining house.
16	56 „	13 „	Discharge from nose; enlarged tonsils.	2	Primary case, a male. Clothing worn on return not disinfected, discharge from nose came on after return from hospital.
17	45 „	6 „	Discharge from nose; desquamation on feet (mother's statement)	2	Primary case, a female. Discharge came on after return from hospital.
18	48 „	11 „	Discharge from nose; skin crack behind right ear; peeling between toes; nostrils became sore a day or two after return.	3	Primary case, a male.
19	48 „	16 „	Discharge from nose and sore behind right ear (mother's statement).	1	Primary case, a male.
20	58 „	8 „	Slight discharge from nose.	1	Primary cas», a male. Secondary case resided in adjoining house which formed, however, practically one premises with house of primary case.
21	42 „	5 „	Nasal discharge; sore nostrils; enlarged tonsils,	1	Primary case, a male.
22	57 „	7 „	Discharge from nose (mother's statement).	1	Primary case, a male.
23	50 „	8 „		2	Primary case, a female. Infection was probably from another source.
24	35 „	8 „	Discharge from nose; feet desquamating.	1	Primary case, a female. Discharge came on six days after return.