Dr. Parsons's report to the Local Government Board on an outbreak of scarlet fever, with associated diphtheria and sore throat, occurring in the Macclesfield rural and urban sanitary districts in connexion with a particular supply of milk / [H. Franklin Parsons].

  • Parsons, H. Franklin (Henry Franklin), 1846-1913.
Date:
1889
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Credit: Dr. Parsons's report to the Local Government Board on an outbreak of scarlet fever, with associated diphtheria and sore throat, occurring in the Macclesfield rural and urban sanitary districts in connexion with a particular supply of milk / [H. Franklin Parsons]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Households. Inmates. Milk taken. Cases of Illness. Remarks. Children under 15. Persons 15 years and upwards. Delivery. Usual daily Quantity (Pints). Average daily Amount per Head (Pints). Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Sore Throat. 85 10 M. N. 6 •60 1 i 1 86 — 4 M. 2 3 •17 — — — 87 — 5 M. 2 3 •13 — — 1 88 .. . 1 M. 1 3 •33 — — — 89 1 3 M. 1 •17 — — — 90 1 3 M. i •25 — — 1 91 1 1 M. 1 4 •12 — — — 92 2 3 M. N. 3 •60 — — 1 Children protected by previous attacks of scarlet fever. 93 7 4 M. N. 4 •36 — — — 94 3 3 N. 1 •17 — — 1 Patient only one who drank milk un- boiled. 95 — 3 N. 1 •33 — — — Milk all boiled. 96 4 6 M. N. 2 •20 — — — 97 — — M. N. 2 — — — — Removed. 98 5 M. 1 •20 — — — 99 3 3 M. f •11 — — — 100 2 9 M. 1 •25 1 — — 101 — 2 M. 1 •50 — — — / 102 — 6 M. 1 •17 — — — 103 — M. 2 3 Removed. N.B.—The households up to about No. 69 are arranged as nearly as possible in the order in which they were visited ; but after that point the morning and evening order differed, the latter part of the round being taken in the reverse direction in the evening to what it was in the morning. The latter part of the list follows most nearly the evening order. Besides the above regular customers, a few odd penn) worths were occasionally sold on the road. APPENDIX II. A. Stockport, 4th February 1889. Dear Sir, I have analysed the water brought by you on February 2nd, and find it to be a very bad water, as the following results indicate :— Chlorine per gallon - - 17 ‘5 grains. Free ammonia - - 0 96 parts per million. Albuminoid ammonia - - 0 90 „ „ These results point unmistakably to sewage contamination, and show that the water is totally un fit for drinking purposes. Yours sincerely, (Signed) Geo. Davies, F.C.S. Dr. Somerville. B. BankfieM, The Cliffe. Higher Broughton, Manchester Dear Sir, March 2nd, 1889. I enclose the Analyses of two waters, Nos. 1 and 2. 1. (Water from Spring at Mr. V.’s Farm.) 2. (Water from Pump at ditto.) Appearance in tube - _ Very clear. Cloudy. Total solids at 212° F. - - 14 61 „ „ after ignition - - 11 49 Chlorine - - - 0-9 6’4 Oxygen required for 15 minutes - - •008 •025 Do. do. do. 3 hours - - - •022 •028 Free Ammonia in one million - - •01 •16 Albuminoid do. do. — •12 •12 No. 1 I consider to be a good water, but No. 2 I cannot call a sample of first-class water, but should look upon it as a water of doubtful purity. This water is contaminated with c i 57827.