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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| No. of case. | Sex. | Age. | Probable date of beginning of illness. | Date of Certification. | Result. | As to Sanitary Condition of Dwelling. | Remarks— Source of infection, etc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | F | 7 | Sept. 11th | Sept. 25th | R | Fair condition. | No history as to source of infection. |
| 21 | M | 10 | Sept. 27th | Oct. 9th | R | Satisfactory. | Brother to case 19 which was probably the source of infection. |
| 25 | M | 35 | Sept. 3rd | Oct. 6th | R | Fair condition. | No history as to source of infection. |
| 26 | M | 34 | Sept. 22nd | Oct. 12th | R | Fair condition. | No history as to source of infection, patient was a hawker. |
| 27 | M | 39 | Sept. 15th | Oct. 16th | R | Dirty house. | No history as to source of infection. |
| 28 | F | 10 | Oct. 3rd | Oct. 23rd | R | Fair condition. | Nothing to indicate source of infection. |
| 29 | F | 6 | Oct. 28th | Nov. 11th | R | Dirty house. | Probably infected by case 27. |
| 30 | F | 25 | Nov. 11th | Not enteric fever | |||
| 31 | F | 41 | Nov. 4th | Nov. 28th | R | Satisfactory. | Was not infected in Shoreditcb—she only came to reside in the Borough on November 22nd. |
| 32 | F | 7 | Nov. 18th | Nov. 30th | R | Satisfactory. | Nothing throwing light upon source of infection. |
| 33 | F | 14 | Nov. 14th | Dec. 5th | R | Satisfactory. | Nothing to indicate source of infection. |
| 34 | F | 29 | Nov. 22nd | Dec. 13th | R | Fair condition. | Wife to case 27, nursed case 29 from which she probably contracted infection. After removal to hospital of case 27, she changed her address. |
| 35 | M | 21 | Nov. 20th | Dec. 14th | R | Fair condition. | Patient, a soldier returned from Bermuda on October 26th—stated there had been deaths in the Company to which he belonged, from typhoid fever. It is probable may have brought infection home with him. |
| 36 | F | 13 | Dec. 10th | Dec. 29th | D | Dirty house. | The family eat shell fish occasionally. Last time they had mussels, about December 5th, otherwise no history indicating source of infection. |
In the Summary R=recovered, D=died.