Dr. Airy's report to the local government board on an outbreak of scarlatina at Fallowfield, near Manchester.

  • Airy, Hubert.
Date:
1879
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Credit: Dr. Airy's report to the local government board on an outbreak of scarlatina at Fallowfield, near Manchester. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    8 List op Cases of Scarlet Fever in Outbreak at Fallowfield. No. of case. Place of abode. Family. Age. Date of attack. 1 Oak Drive A. Adult July { 24 \ 28/ 2 Aucklands - B. 99 July 30 J 3 Do. • f5 9 9% 31 4 Wilbraham Road C. Adult { A’ug 261 • 2 / 5 Car ill Drive D. 5* Aug. 31 6* Do. 55 H 99 3/ 7 Wilbraham Road E. 7 99 3'1 8 Do. 55 8 99 3l 9 Do. 5» 12 99 3I 10 Do. 55 13 99 3j 11 St. Saviour’s Man- F. ? j> 4 Chester. 12 Oak Drive - G. 12 99 4 13 Do. - H. 25 99 4 14 Do. - - » 22 9} 4l 15 Do. • * 15 »> 4 / 16 Wilbraham Road - C. 3 99 4 17 Do. - I. 10 99 41 18 Do. - 55 11 99 4 i 19 - - 99 15 » 4 20 Aucklands - K. 11 99 4 21 Do. - 55 14 99 4 22 Do. - • 16 i} 4 23 Sherwood Inn L. 7 99 4 24 Aucklands . M. 3 99 4 25 Do. - 57 4 99 4 26 Egerton Lodge N. 6 99 4 27 Large Oak Farm 0. 12? 99 4 (A). 28 Portland Grove - P. 6 99 4 29 Aucklands - M. 5 99 5 30 Oak Drive - H. Adult 99 5 31 Egerton Road - Q- 81 °2 99 6 32 Main Road . R. 5 99 7 33 Egerton Road • Q- 12* 99 9 34 Oak Drive - S. 3* 99 13 35 Egerton Road - Q. 17 99 14 Nature of attack and notes. Diarrhoea and vomiting. Sore throat. Vomiting on Ang. 3rd, possibly from milk taken on Aug. 2nd. Vomiting, scarlet fever. This family B lived nearest to the farm A, and took large quantities of milk every day. A younger child, who was 6ent away on Aug. 2nd, escaped. Diarrhoea and vomiting on Aug. 2nd after milk and biscuit for supper. Scarlet fever. Diarrhoea and vomiting. Severe scarlet fever. Returned from the country, where no scarlet fever, Aug. 1st. Had a draught of milk at A on Aug. 2nd. Smart premonitory symptoms on evening of Aug. 3rd, rash and fever on Aug. 4th. Attacked with scarlet fever in the morn- ing ; had complained of sore throat the previous evening. Attacked in the morning with sore throat. Scarlet fever. Sore throat in night Aug. 3rd-4th. Scarlet fever. The two last left home on Aug. 2nd at 2 p.m., and were taken ill at Pwllycro- chan in North Wales. Diarrhoea and vomiting. Severe scarlet fever. In this family an infant, for whom the milk was boiled, escaped. Left home in the morning, taken ill in the evening at Coventry. Scarlet fever. The last had complained of sore throat before leaving. Scarlet fever. Sore throat the previous evening. Scarlet fever. Diarrhoea and vomiting about Aug. 6th. TReturned from school at Wolverhamp- ton, where no scarlet fever, Aug. 1st. Left home for Scotland Aug. 4th. < Both had diarrhoea. The elder had a rash on Aug. 5th. This family took large quantities of ^milk from A. Sore throat; feverish. Scarlet fever. Scarlet fever. Family left home on Aug. 2nd for Pitlochry. Child attacked there on Aug. 4th with scarlet fever. Four other children escaped, one bad had scarlet fever before. Scarlet fever. A sister and a cousin escaped. Scarlet fever. Scarlet fever. Scarlet fever. Sore throat. Sore throat. Scarlet fever, ? caught from her sister, No. 31. Feverish, ? scarlet fever. Had been in company with No. 13 on Aug. 2nd. Scarlet fever, ? caught from No. 33.