Scarlatina and scarlatinal sore throat : a record of milk infection / Archibald K. Chalmers.

  • Chalmers, A. K. (Archibald Kerr), 1856-1942.
Date:
1894
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Credit: Scarlatina and scarlatinal sore throat : a record of milk infection / Archibald K. Chalmers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (4) J., another daughter. — On 10th December there was some pain on the right side of throat, probably in the sterno-mastoid glands. Neither she nor her sister now pre- sent any indication of scarlet fever. (5) P. C, byreman, who also milks, examined on 18th December. Nothing suggesting scarlet fever is detected. Has had no symptoms. (6) M., younger daughter, also milks. No evidence or suggestion of scarlet fever. There was here, therefore, a history of illness of which the leading symptom was sore throat, and the association of the cases suggested that it was of an infectious character. More- over, scarlet fever was recognisably attacking the consumers of the milk handled by the people who had the form of sore throat referred to, and it was the direct suggestion of these events that the infection of scarlet fever had been introduced among the farm hands in the person of the boy J. H., and had reached the consumers through the milk. On this assumption the boy was removed, in the first place, to the Reception House for observation, and, after some days, it was agreed that his symptoms warranted his removal to Hospital. Meanwhile such disinfection of the farm buildings as seemed necessary was carried out, and, there being no further evidence of active infection, the sale of milk was allowed to be continued. On the 19th, however, the byreman (P. C, above mentioned) sickened, and his illness proving to be scarlet fever of a malignant type, he was removed to Hospital on the 21st. On the day of his removal to Hospital the sale of milk was suspended, and the last person who sickened was a boy who assisted in the distribution of the milk. He resided with his parents at Claythorn, and sickened on 22nd December. The milk sent out from this farm may be averaged at from 60 to 70 gallons daily, inclusive of skim milk and cream. By far the larger part of this was delivered from a cart sent to consumers residing in Kelvinside, in the neighbourhood of Great Western Road. This cart also supplied two dairies in