Report on the influenza epidemic of 1889-90 / by Dr. Parsons ; with an introduction by the medical officer of the local government board.

  • Parsons, H. Franklin (Henry Franklin), 1846-1913.
Date:
1891
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report on the influenza epidemic of 1889-90 / by Dr. Parsons ; with an introduction by the medical officer of the local government board. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

    344/344 (page 324)
    On Epidemic Dr, Mason, Medical Officer of Health, was good enough to send me ]889-90tVy some figurcs bearing on this part of the question, and these I have Dr. Parson's. appended.* It seems that from 100 to 200 Russian Jews arrive at Hull Chap. XIII. from Hamburg weekly, but they are medically examined at Hamburg and their passage notes endorsed. Dr. Mason says he has had no recognised cases of Influenza among the emigrants landed at Hull during the present year. The emigrants are sent on to Liverpool by rail for transhipment to America. 8. By the landing of sick sailors from freight-ships trading with New York and other American ports. In this connexion Dr. Mason says that occasionally Influenza cases have been landed of late at Hull. He mentions one instance from the S.S. Hindoo (cattle-ship) (42 hands) which sailed from New York on March 5. On March 9th a fireman was taken ill, on the 11th another, on the 13th a third, and on the ISth the captain was also seized. The first three cases were all fireman. The man attacked first (i.e., on March 9) died on the 23rd of Marcli from pneumonia (at Hull I understand). The disease, however, had appeared in Hull before this, but Dr, Mason admits that Influenza illness may have existed in other ships' crews arriving before attention was called to the ailment. Dr. Mason is about to prepare a report on the Hull epidemic, and full details of this and other cases will be given. He has given roe certain further statistics which will duly appear in his report, I understand from Dr, Mason that during the epidemic it was found that horses had also been suffering from illnese, the symptoms and development being similar to those occurring in the human subject, At Leeds, too, horses are said to have suffered severely. There was some special fatality it was said among 'bus horses in Leeds. At Pontefract horse-influenza has been rife. In the Rillington district (Malton Rural Sanitary District) Pink-eye is said to have been occurring in March, prior to the development of the human epidemic. May 1st, 1891, R, Bruce Low. * Table showing the weekly number of Foreign emigrants landed at Hull, ami entrained for Liverpool en route for America. Date, 1891, Number of Emigrants. January 7th 14th 21st 28th February 4th nth 18th i!5th March 4th „ nth „ 18th „ S5tl» „ 31st April 8th - „ 15th „ 22nd „ 29th 130 125 208 260 365 343 866' 962 1.971 1,493 1,762 1,411 2,1U0 2,475 2,401) 1,827 ' Approximate date of earliest recognised Influenza cases in Hull,