Report on an outbreak of scarlet fever in Glasgow connected with an epidemic teat eruption on milch cows at Jaapston / by Jas. B. Russell and Arch. K. Chalmers ; with a report by E. Klein on certain material sent him.

  • Russell, James Burn, 1837-1904.
Date:
1893
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Credit: Report on an outbreak of scarlet fever in Glasgow connected with an epidemic teat eruption on milch cows at Jaapston / by Jas. B. Russell and Arch. K. Chalmers ; with a report by E. Klein on certain material sent him. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Brought forward, August 10th, „ nth, „ 12th, „ 13th, „ 14th, 15th, ,, 16th, „ 17th, „ 18th, ,, 19th, „ 20th, u 210 sickened, 5 8* 1 >> »> Nos. Reported. 149 20 21 9 10 Sunday. 7 7 4 1 4 224 232 The total number of cases reported from this district between 1st and 20th August was 305. It remains now to learn in what way the cases were distributed among the consumers. From lists supplied by the purveyor, and afterward verified or corrected by the Inspectors, it has been ascertained that about 359 families were supplied with milk at their own houses. This is the number remaining, after deduction of a few families, at whom, from changed address or some similar reason, personal enquiry could not be made, and it is substantially accurate. Of this number, 94 families were attacked in one or more of their members; and, in regard to at least 12 other families, it may be remarked that some evidence of specific infection was present, in the form of a throat affection, which was unaccompanied, and in some cases not followed by, any other symptoms of the disease. These 94 families received their supply as shown in the accompany- ing table Families Srmrce of Supply, 1st Rake, 2nd „ Counter Trade, Supplied. 193 166 not known. 359 Attacked. 57 37 5S Individuals Attacked. 91 59 86 152 236t It will be remembered that on a previous page notice was taken of a division of the implicated milk into three somewhat unequal * Including 3 in families already affected, t These figures include the July cases.