Dr. Carnwath's report to the Local Government Board upon an outbreak of enteric fever at Oakenshaw in the Urban District of Willington.

  • Carnwath, Tom
Date:
1912
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Credit: Dr. Carnwath's report to the Local Government Board upon an outbreak of enteric fever at Oakenshaw in the Urban District of Willington. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    — Address. Sex. Age. Approximate date of onset. Date of Notification. Result of Widal test. Milk Supply. 51 134 Old Rows... F. 11 May 6,1910 May 15, 1910 + X 52 48 New Row... M. 5 + X =*^53 79 Old Rows... F. 25 Y 54 11 New Row... M. 20 jj 8, May 13, „ + X *=55 9 Cross Row M. 4 Q X 56 33 New Row... M. 34 Q May 22, „ + X 57 26 Old Rows... M. 11 Q + X 58 26 Old Rows... F. 21 Q May 17, „ + X *59 26 Old Rows... M. 6 Q _ X 60 126 Old Rows... F. 22 O 99 ^9 99 May 22, „ + X 061 9 Old Rows... F. 64 „ 10, „ — Z 62 26 Old Rows... F. 40 5J 55 May 19, „ + X *63 2 Colliery Farm M. 5 55 1^5 55 — X *64 136 Old Rows... M. 3 „ 20, „ — — X *65 108 ,, ,, ... M. 30 „ 22, „ — — Y *66 16 Cross Row F. 50 55 29, „ — Y 67 9 New Row... M. 37 55 29, „ June 12, ,, + X YS 68 31 Old Rows... M. 5 55 30, „ — + Y 69 14 New Row... F. 24 55 30, „ June 9, „ + X 70 136 Old Rows... F. 16 55 30, ,, 55 ^^5 55 + X *71 9 Old Rows... M. 4 June 6, „ Z *72 UJ. ,, ,, ... M. 16 Q 99 ^9 99 — — Y *73 102 ,, ,, ... F. 27 Q 99 ^9 99 — — X 74 81 Old Rows... M. 41 July 17, „ July „ + X Notes. 1, 4, 12, 13, 48, 54, 60 were fatal cases. 6. “ Ailing after confinement ” : went away for a holiday : absent 1 week when doctor in attendance diagnosed typhoid fever and sent her into hospital. She drank a great deal of raw milk before her confinement. 7. Fever and diarrhoea : pains in head and back : in bed 1 week : off school 1 month : “played in and out of 74 Old Rows.” 8. “ Slow fever ” : onset slow : headache; no diarrhoea : ill 5 weeks. 9. “ Slow fever ” : headache : short cough : no diarrhoea : ill 6-7 weeks “ in a low way.” 11. “ Strong influenza ” : malaise 2 weeks, in bed 4 weeks. 12. Said to have died from appendicitis. 14. Illness came on gradually : diagnosed as “ ulceration of stomach and bowels.” 15. “ Influenza and pneumonia ” : in bed 9 weeks; patient is a brother of X the owner of the suspected milk business. 16. Wife of X the owner of the dairy from which most of the houses afiTected were supplied. 17. “Out of sorts” for 2 weeks: in bed 3 weeks: cough: no diarrhoea. 21. In bed 3 weeks : pains in back and abdomen : epistaxis : constipation. 23. “ Influenza.” 25. Insidious onset : epistaxis : slight cough: oflf woik 7 weeks (in bed 3): brother of No. 12,
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