MILK EPIDEMICS -Continued. TABLE II. Scarlatina (Busey and Kober)--Continued. In this epidemic of scarlet fever a large num- These cases were all traced to two milk rounds A limited outbreak of scarlet fever, which to Dr. W. N. Thursfield. Public Health, 1891-92, vol. 4, p. 133. accident I discovered that a boy not residing at the dairy and who had casually been employed to milk had, just previous to the outbreak and when milking, suffered from a slight sore throat. Traced to a particular milk derived from a This outbreak was traced to a dairy where a This sudden outbreak was traced to a common Connected with a certain milk supply, but in- This epidemic affected members of 94 families Most of the cases confined to customers of a 1 Several cases. 143 89 68 97 224 No. MILK EPIDEMICS-Continued. TABLE II.-Scarlatina (Busey and Kober)-Continued. Dr. Shirley F. Murphy. The Lancet, 1894, Vol. II, pp. 449, 910. 1 June, 1877. Sutton, Surrey. 5 No sickness at farm among men or beasts. No diphtheria at farm. Water supply very A child had been ill with sore throat at farm Traced to a particular milk supply where no cases of diphtheria existed at farm; in fact, no evidence of infection by human agency. 15 60 |