

THE MINISINK EPIDEMIC. 13 



Were you at the Minisink banquet? 

 Mark with an (X) the articles eaten: 



MENU. 



Oysters on the half shell ( ). Number eaten . 



Sal tines ( ). 



Broiled chicken ( ). Mashed white potatoes ( ). 

 Macaroni and cheese ( ). 



Tomato salad ( ). 



Bread ( ). Tea biscuit and gravy ( ). 

 Pickles ( ). Olives ( ). Celery ( ). 



Horse radish a la Dickerson ( ). 

 Currant jelly ( ). Salted nuts ( ). 



Ice cream ( ). Number of dishes . Assorted cakes ( ] 



Coffee ( ). After dinner mints ( ). 

 Cigars ( ). 



Who sat at your right at the table? - . 



Who sat at your left at the table? . 



Were you sick within one month after the banquet? - . 



Did you have diarrhea (or bowel trouble)? . 



Did you have typhoid fever? . 



Had you had typhoid fever before October 5, 1911? . 



When did your first symptoms begin? . 



How long did your illness last? . 



Who was the physician attending you? . 



What is the address of the physician? . 



Remarks: . 



Name 

 Address 



From the replies received to the circular letter the following data 

 were tabulated and figures 1, 2, and 3 constructed, including also 

 data obtained by personal interviews : 



DISTRIBUTION OF THE MINISINK CASES. 



Those who attended the Minisink banquet and subsequently 

 became ill with typhoid fever or gastroenteritis lived at the follow- 

 ing places: 



TYPHOID FEVER. 



Goshen, N. Y 10 



Brooklyn, N. Y ' 2 



Blooming Grove, N.Y 1 



Middletown, N.Y 1 



Newburgh, N.Y 1 



Suffern, N. Y 1 



Tuxedo Park, N.Y 1 



Total 17 



GASTROENTERITIS (DIARRHEA). 



Goshen, N.Y 48 



Tuxedo Park, N.Y 21 



Middletown, N.Y 9 



East Hampton, Long Island, N. Y 1 



Highland Mills, N.Y 1 



Monroe, N.Y 1 



Port Jervis, N. Y 1 



Suffern, N.Y 1 



Total. . 83 



