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 Hackney]
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September. The following table, furnished by Miss Gussel, the matron of the institution, shows the order in which the cases arose, etc.
Table IV. | |||
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Date. | Name. | Age. | remarks. |
1895 Sept. 7 | M. A. M | 15 | Accompanied by febrile symptoms; remained in bed 3 days, was downstairs again on 11th October. |
„ 19 | F. H | 14 | Cold and sore threat; raised temperature, headache. |
„ 25 | F. S | 13 | Similar symptons. |
„ 25 | F. F | 11 | |
„ 26 | B. L | 12 | „ „ throat spotty, down 1st October. |
„ 26 | R. J | 15 | „ „ but milder. |
.. 27 | E B | 13 | „ „ throat spotty. |
.. 27 | A. T | 15 | „ „ milder, down 1st Oct. |
27 | L. B | 12 | |
„ 30 | E. W | 15 | „ „ mild. |
Oct. 1 | F. S | 9 | |
„ 1 | 13 | ,; „ very mild, down 5th Oct. | |
„ 3 | F. M. A | 14 | |
N. R | 9 | ||
„ 3 | 14 | ||
„ 5 | 14 | „ „ very slight, down 7th Oct. | |
S. B | 10 | ||
„ 6 | — L | 14 | |
All above girls on coming d own we re in needle-room for a day or so before going fully among girls. | |||
„ 7 | E. R | 14 | Very bad throats; these four cases were removed to the Eastern Hospital on the 9th October. |
V. B | 14 | ||
H. L | 14 | ||
C. G | 13 | ||
Sore throat, no spots as in former cases, improving after the 3rd day; from this date extreme isolation was put in force, these girls ware not allowed in the School-room until the 18th; were sent into the playground with other convalescents from Infirmary on 15th and following days during absence of the School. All girls (invalids and healthy) gargled with Condy three times daily, tonic was given to all convalescents, and special extra nourishment. | |||
„ 8 | — H | 15 | |
8 | E. T | 14 | |
,, 8 | S. R | 11 | |
„ 8 | E. F | 14 | |
„ 10 | A. P | 13 | Shivering, headache, considerable weakness. |
., 10 | E. W | 12 | Throat spotty. |
R. W | 15 | ||
M. N | 12 | Rather more feverish, throat spotty. | |
„ 12 | E. I | 15 | Throat much ulcerated. |
„ 13 | E. W | 15 | Mild case. |
M. A | 14 | Throat painful, but not spotted. | |
G. R | 12 | A mild case. | |
14 | Very spotted. | ||
13 | Mild case. |