Table 1
Cases of anthrax in Kidderminster
| Year | Source of data and summary (total) | Anthrax case details (where available) |
|---|---|---|
| Sources: FI, Chief Inspector of Factories Annual Reports; MOH, Kidderminster Medical Officer of Health Reports; Infirmary, Kidderminster Infirmary Annual Reports. | ||
| Exposure: **regularly to raw wool; *mainly to processed wool. | ||
| 1896 | FI 17 in wool industry nationally. No separate Kidderminster data. Comment “regret that many cases go unreported” | |
| Infirmary 1 (1) | ||
| 1897 | Infirmary 1 (1) | |
| 1898 | Infirmary 1 (1) | |
| 1899 | Infirmary 0 (0) | |
| 1900 | Infirmary 2 (2) | |
| 1901 | Infirmary 1 (excised) (1) | |
| 1902 | 1 fatal—inquest report | M 56 Wool washing—fatal** |
| Infirmary 2 (excised 2) (2) | ||
| 1903 | 6 MOH and FI, 3 fatal—inquest reports. 7 cases in last year alleged at March inquest, medical witness states 5 cases at infirmary since November 1902 | M 42 Wool department—fatal** |
| M 46 Drayman—fatal | ||
| M 16 Wool department—fatal** | ||
| Infirmary 6 (excised 6) (6) | M 46 Wool department** | |
| M 17 Wool washing** | ||
| M 41 Traveller for Brewery | ||
| 1904 | MOH 2 | F 35 Wife of woolsorter< > |
| Infirmary 2 (excised 3) (2) | M16. Wool warehouse** (no scheduled wools handled in last year) | |
| FI 12 cases in Kidderminster 1899–1904 | ||
| 1905 | MOH 2 cases. FI 3 cases in county | F age unknown Wife of woolsorter |
| Infirmary 4 (excised 1) (4) | F 16 Spinner* | |
| F 18 Spinner* | ||
| 1906 | FI 2 | F 26 Spinning* |
| Infirmary 1 (excised 0) (2) | M 16 spinning* | |
| 1907 | FI and MOH 3 | F 17 Spinning finisher* |
| Infirmary 3 (excised 0) (3) | F 26 Wool spinner* | |
| F 22 card feeder** | ||
| 1908 | MOH 3 FI nil (3) | M 23 Horse slaughterer |
| Infirmary 2 (excised 2) | M 30 Carpet mill worker | |
| 1909 | FI and MOH 4, 1 fatal | M 36 packing after blending—fatal** |
| Infirmary 3 (cured 3) (4) | (no medical advice sought) | |
| M 59 Oiled machines | ||
| M 26 Dyehouse worker* | ||
| M 25 Wool worker** | ||
| 1910 | FI 1 | F 47 Drawing box minder* |
| Infirmary 1 (cured 1) (1) | ||
| 1911 | Nil reported (0) | Nil |
| 1912 | FI 1 | M 30 Woolsorter** |
| Infirmary in-patient 0 (1) | ||
| 1913 | FI 1 | M 49 Stoker |
| Infirmary in-patient 0 (1) | ||
| 1914 | FI 4 | M 30 Wool blending** |
| Infirmary 4 all cured (4) | M 50 Stoker | |
| M 31 Card dresser** | ||
| M 17 Wool washer** | ||
| 1915 | FI wartime gap in records 1915 onward | |
| Infirmary 6 – gap 1916 onward (6) | ||
