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SMALLPOX.
From August 5th, 1902, no further case of Smallpox was
notified, within the Borough, until May 18th, 1903, when Harry
T. (aged 58 years) and Dan E. (aged 23 years) were found to be
suffering from Smallpox at Rowton House, Bond Street, Vauxhall,
contracted (it was found on enquiry) from an unrecognised
case of Smallpox which had existed at the same house for several
days at the end of April, 1903. 23 other cases arose from Harry
T. and Dan E. at Rowton House. In addition to these 25
Rowton House cases, 47 other Smallpox cases came to the
knowledge of the Lambeth Borough Council up to the end of
the year 1903, making a total of 72 cases for the whole year,
and of these, 4 died. Two other cases, notified during 1903
as Smallpox, proved, on examination, to be Chicken-pox, and
these cases do not appear, consequently, in the Returns.
Of the 4 cases that died, the following are the particulars :—
(1.) Harry T., aged 58 years, vaccinated (infancy), Rowton
House.
(2.) Frank E., aged 32 years, vaccinated (infancy), 61,
South Island Place.
(3.) Edward Wm. S., aged 3 years, unvaccinated, 7, Spring
Gardens, Vauxhall.
(4.) Frederick H. O., aged 36 years, ? vaccinated (infancy),
5, Spring Gardens, Vauxhall.
Death took place on the 13th, 5th, 10th and 11th days of the
disease respectively.
Taking the 72 cases (notified), and the 4 deaths (registered), that have
occurred during 1903 within the Borough of Lambeth, the particulars as to
sex, age, vaccination and mortality may be tabulated as follows:—