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Lodging House, and within the next two days we were
enabled to find all who had been in contact with the
diseased man, and not only did we get them all vaccinated,
but we kept them in quarantine for fourteen days. These
men were all of the "tramp" class, and I contend that
our action in quarantining them was necessary to prevent
them spreading the disease, for without quarantine it
would have been quite impossible to disinfect them or
their clothing.
The tramp who developed the disease had been in
several lodging-houses about London during the previous
days, and is another instance of the danger that accompanies
this class of individual—a danger not only to
himself, but to everyone else as well. It has been
positively proved that in 100 out of 138 towns, the "tramp"
was responsible for introducing Small-pox. Surely the
time is ripe for some legislation to obtain greater control,
if not the suppression, of the large number of men and
women who lead this nomadic life.
SCARLET FEVER.
There were 30 cases of Scarlet Fever notified, as
against 74 in the previous year; one of them died. I am
glad to note that 24 of these 30 cases were removed to
hospital, a step which I am certain is for the good of the
individual removed, as it is for friends and neighbours of
the diseased person.
DIPHTHERIA.
Diphtheria gives 25 notifications, as against 17 the
previous year, an increase of 8. Of this number only 13
were removed to hospital.