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In this table 0.00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.005 ; where no death occurred—is
inserted.

In this table 0.00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.00; where no death occurred — is
inserted.
The actual occurrences of cases of smallpox in 1909 were the following:—
February.—Camberwell.—P. W., a male, aged 20, was associated on the journey from
Alexandria to London with a man who complained of being unwell, and on whose face an eruption
had appeared. Smallpox eruption appeared on P.W. about eleven days after his arrival in London—
i.e., on 1st February. He was removed to hospital on the 5th February.
March.—Westminster.—L. C., a male, aged 26, was employed as a sculleryman in a hotel, but
lived at home. Smallpox eruption appeared on the 5th March, and he was removed to hospital on
the 8th. The source of infection was not discovered. Hackney.—C. C., a male, aged 54, was
employed as a salesman in a warehouse in the City. Smallpox eruption appeared on the 10th March,
and he was removed to hospital on the 13th. The source of infection was not discovered. Holbom.—
H. S., a male, aged 22, had been travelling in the Mediterranean and Riviera. Smallpox eruption
appeared on March 16th, two days after his return to England, and he was removed to hospital on
the following day.
October—Stepney.—J. G., a male, aged 40, a stoker on board a ship. He went into hospital
at Algiers with four other men, two of whom died. He was himself only detained a few days and
travelled to London, where he arrived on the 28th September. After calling in London at the rooms
of his sister and her husband (M. M. and J. M.), he proceeded at once to Capel, near Tonbridge,
where they were hop-picking. The three returned to Royal Mint-square on the 30th September.
On this or the following day, a smallpox eruption appeared on J. G., and he was removed to hospital
on the 4th October. M. M. and J. M. were removed to the shelter of the borough council, and both
sickened with smallpox on the 13th October, the eruption appearing in each case on the 15th, on
which day they were both removed to hospital from the shelter. E. G., a female, aged 40, who
lived in a tenement adjoining that of the above, sickened with smallpox on the 19th October. Her
eruption appeared on the 21st, but the patient was not removed to hospital until the 1st November,
as the nature of the disease was not before recognised.
'November.—Stepney.—Four other cases occurred in neighbouring tenements during November,
viz., J. O'B., male, aged 49, whose eruption appeared on the 8th November, and who was removed
to hospital the same day. K. C., female, aged 51, whose eruption also appeared on the 8th November,
and who was removed to hospital the same day. S. K., female, aged 35, whose eruption
appeared on the 10th November, and who was removed to hospital the same day ; and P. O'B.,
female, aged 34 (wife of J. O'B.), whose eruption appeared on November 19th, and who was removed
to hospital the same day.
December.—Islington.—-W. C., a male, aged 29, member of a theatrical company, was exposed
to infection of smallpox in Dantzig, and suffered from an eruption, which, on his arrival in
London on the 28th November, was thought to be that of chickenpox. He lodged in a house in
Islington, and attention was directed to his case by the occurrence of smallpox in W. F., male, aged
1 See footnote (2) page 6.