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THE JECH GALLERY
Oysters and enteric fever aetiology in 1900 England
1 Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2 The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London, UK
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Professor A Morabia
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Geneva University Hospitals, 25 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland; A.Morabia@hcuge.ch
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All these pictures are related to one of the first reported experiences of using a menu questionnaire to investigate the causes of a disease outbreak. In 1902, H Timbrell Bulstrode, a British Local Government Board inspector, investigated the origin of gastrointestinal disorders following banquets given at Winchester and Southampton. His work helped to confirm the role of oysters as an agent of transmission of typhoid fever. This episode of the history of epidemiology is described in detail in this issue of the journal.1
(A) Portrait of Herbert Timbrell Bulstrode (1862–1911), a British doctor and Local Government Board inspector. In November 1902, he was instructed by the Local Government Board to identify the aetiology of an outbreak of enteric fever in Winchester. The outbreak followed a banquet at the city’s Guildhall.1 Ten cases of enteric fever, of which four died, occurred among 134 guests and one waiter.
(B) Guildhall of the
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