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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Below are set out brief particulars as to the age and sex of the patients, the dates of invasion and notification, the sanitary condition of the dwellings and the probable source of infection. The list includes 8 cases which were not certified. It will be noted that other uncertified cases are referred to iu the remarks as to the probable source of infection. The cases certified but subsequently not regarded as enteric fever have not been included :
| No. of case. | Patients initials. | Sex. | Age. | Address. | Probable date of invasion. | Date of Certification. | Sanitary condition of dwelling. | Probable source of infection—Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.G. | F. | 8 | 77, Mansfield Street | Jan. 17 | Jan. 27 | Satisfactory | |
| *2 | A.P. | F. | 21 | 6, Ware Street | Jan. 7 | Jan. 31 | Unsatisfactory | |
| 3 | F.A. | F. | 18 | 43, Grange Street | Feb. 12 | Feb. 24 | Satisfactory | |
| 4 | A.P. | M. | 18 | 102, Clifton Street | Mar. 11 | Mar. 23 | Satisfactory | Not infected in Shoreditch. |
| 5 | A.P. | M. | 28 | 49, Paul Street | Mar 10 | April 3 | Satisfactory | |
| 6 | F.C.Tl. | F. | 13 | 25, Norris Street | April 3 | April 8 | Satisfactory | |
| *7 | - .T. | F. | 20 | 2. Nancy Street | Feb. 10 | Not certified | Unsatisfactory | Case 2. |
| *8 | S.C. | F. | 18 | 2, Nancy Street | Feb. 20 | Not certified | Unsatisfactory | Case 7 but possibly case 2. |
| *9 | E.C. | M. | 30 | 2, Nancy Street | Mar. 1 | April 10 | Unsatisfactory | Cases 7 or 8. |
| *10 | B.C. | M. | 17 | 2, Nancy Street | Mar. 20 | April 11 | Unsatisfactory | Case 9. |
| 11 | O.T. | M. | 10 | 20, Fairbank Street | May 2 | May 14 | Satisfactory | |
| *12 | EB. | F. | 6 | 4, Nancy Street | May 7 | May 18 | Satisfactory | Cases 7 to 10 through an unrecognised case. |
| *13 | A.D. | F. | 11 | 28, Ware Street | May 24 | June 3 | Fair | Cases 7 to 10 through an unrecognised case. |
| *14 | B.H. | M. | 4 | 75, Wilmer Gardens | May 10 | June 4 | Fair | Cases 7 to 10 through an unrecognised case. |
| *15 | F.C. | F. | 22 | 4, Ware Street | April 24 | June 20 | Fair | Cases 9 or 10. F.C. is a relative and visited them in hospital. |
| *16 | L.A.W. | F. | 4 | 39, Ware Street | June 15 | June 24 | Fair | Case 13. |
| *17 | S.N. | F. | 20 | 4, JEutley Place | June 12 | July 3 | Unsatisfactory | Cases 7 to 10 through an unrecognised case S N. is a relative. |
| *18 | M.H. | F. | 28 | 75, Wilmer Gardens | June 20 | July 6 | Fair | Case 14. M.H. was his mother and nursed him before removal to hospital. |
| *19 | P.P. | F. | 6 | 4, Nancy Street | June 27 | July 7 | Satisfactory | Cases 7 to 10 through an unrecognised case. Possibly case 12. |
| *20 | A.W. | F. | 5 | 1, Nancy Street | June 20 | Not certified | Fair | Same source of infection as case 19—the children were playmates. |
| *21 | E.P. | F. | 26 | 11, Louisa Street.. | July 1 | July 10 | Unsatisfactory | Cases 7 to 10 through an infected family in Islington. |
| 22 | C.M. | M. | 19 | 26 Holms Street | July 1 | July 18 | Satisfactory | Not infected in Shoreditch. |