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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
Fulham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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42.
Age and Sex of the Patients.
Among the 31 patients there were 18 females and
13 males.
The ages varied from 2 years 4 months to 55 years and the age periods were as follows:—
| Under 5 years | 2 cases. |
| Over 5 and under 15 years | 7 ,, |
| Over 15 and under 25 years | |
| ” 25 ,, , ”5 ,, | 3 ,, |
| ,, 35 „ „ 45 ,, | 4 |
| ” 4 ,, ,, 55 ,, | 5 „ |
| Over 55 years | 1 case. |
Dates of Onset.
The illness commenced on the following dates:—
| Week Ending. No | of cases. | Actual date. |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, June 30th | 1 case. | June 24th. |
| Week Ending- July 7th. | 2 cases. | July 5th and 6th. |
| July 14th. | 6 cases. | July 9th, 9th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 11th. |
| July 21st. | 9 cases. | July 10th, 16th, 16th, 19th, 19th, 19th, 20th, 20th, 21st. |
| ,, ,, July 28th. | 8 cases. | July 22nd, 22nd, 22nd, 23rd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th. |
| ,, ,, August 4th. | No cases. | |
| ,, ,, August 11th. | 2 cases. | August 5th and 11th. |
| ,, ,, August 18th. | 1 case. | August 14th. |
| ,, ,, August 25th. | 2 cases. | August 23rd and 24th. |
| Total | 31 cases. | Commencing from July 24th, up to August 24th. |
Diagnosis.
In all the cases the diagnosis was verified by examination
of the blood serum by the agglutination (Widal)
test and in a number of the cases the faeces or urine were
also found to contain specific bacilli. In two of the 31
cases the agglutination test indicated typhoid fever
rather than paratyphoid fever but the symptoms and
signs suggested that all 31 belonged to the same group.