Dr. R.J. Reece's report to the Local Government Board on an outbreak of enteric fever in the Royal Marine depôt at Walmer.

  • Reece, Richard James.
Date:
1909
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Credit: Dr. R.J. Reece's report to the Local Government Board on an outbreak of enteric fever in the Royal Marine depôt at Walmer. 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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    *1 In iKldltion there were 311 persons (303 men, 8 women) wlio, though employed within the Depot, lived end sle])t outside the establishment. In all therefore there were 865 recruits, 218 old soldiers, and 600 other adults and children, a population of near upon 1,700 ])ersons, presumably exposed to sucli cause of enteric fevei- as miglit have been o])erating within the Depot in the early autumn of this year. THE FEVER. With one single exception* no person belonging to or employed in the Depot but residing outside the Bari-acks, suliered enteric fever in the outbreak which is the subject of this report. The Bai-racks alone became implicated, and the Barracks popidation, old soldiers and recruits, numbering 1,073 persons, was on the 1st August distributed block by block, company by company, and room by room, in the several Barracks as follows :— Table I.—Showing the population on 1st August, 1908, as dis- tributed in Block, Company and Rooms in the several Barracks. South Barracks. “ Cavalry” Barracks. “A” Block. “ B Block. 0 ” Block. “D Block. “ H ” Company. “A ” Company. “A ” Company. “B ” Company. “B’ Company. Number of Boom. Old Soldiers. Becruits. Total. Number of Boom. Old Soldiers. Becruits. Total. Number of Boom. Old Soldiers. Becruits. Total. Number of Boom. Old Soldiers. ! Recruits. 1 Total. Number of Boom. Old Soldiers. I Becruits. Total. 4 4 4 1 1 11 12 1 3 11 14 1 2 13 15 2 2 10 12 — 2 3 10 13 2 2 13 14 2 2 13 15 3 4 10 14 — — 2 9 11 3 3 8 11 3 2 9 11 6 1 8 9 — — 6 1 8 9 5 2 12 14 5 3 8 11 6 2 5 7 — — — — 6 2 9 11 a 2 7 9 6 3 8 11 8 2 7 9 8 3 7 10 8 1 0 10 8 2 7 9 — 4 — 4 — 12 54 66 — 13 69 72 — 14 68 72 — 11 40 61 North barracks. “ E ” Block. F ” Block. “ G ” Block. “1 3 ” Block. ” Block. “K” Block. •‘C’ Company. D ” Company. “ C ” & “ D ” Companies. “ E ” Company, leceiving Boom for Becruits’ Band. Company. Number i of Boom. Old Soldiers. Becruits. Total. Number of Boom. Old Soldiers. Becruits. Total. Number of Boom. Old Soldiers. Becruits. Total. Number of Boom. Old Soldiers. Becruits. Total. Number of Boom. Old Soldiers. Becruits. Total. Number of Room. Old Soldiers. Becruits. Total. 1 1 14 16 1 2 15 17 7 2 20 22 1 2 19 21 1 2 2 1 16 16 3 2 14 16 3 2 13 15 9 1 17 18 3 1 19 20 3 18 — 18 3 2 13 15 5 2 16 17 6 13 13 4 4 20 24 4 15 — 15 5 3 14 17 6 2 14 16 6 3 13 16 — 6 3 20 23 — — — — 6 4 12 16 8 3 11 14 8 2 14 16 7 3 20 23 — — — — 8 3 13 16 10 2 16 17 10 2 13 16 — 9 3 21 24 — — — — 10 3 13 12 16 11 2 16 17 11 1 16 16 11 1 13 13 2 15 17 13 3 11 14 13 16 2 12 14 16 2 13 15 16 3 11 14 — — — — — — — — — — — 2 14 16 — 18 126 144 18 118 136 — 3 37 40 — 16 119 136 — 35 35 20 119 139 the outbreak. (See Appendix IX.)