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a brother of Daisy and Fred, living in same house,
was employed to disinfect 15, Chauntler road, on
9th January. Vide Case No. 2.
(7) William Morriss, aged 56; 42, Milton Road, father of
above. Vaccinated in infancy, two marks. Attacked
24th February. Rash 27th February. Notified by
Medical Officer of Health, and removed to Dagenham
27th February. Died 2nd March.
(8) Sarah Ann Morriss, aged 18. Vaccinated in infancy,
four marks. A few spots only appearing on body, 16th
February. Removed to Dagenham. Patient helped to
nurse her sister, Daisy. Vide Case No. 6.
(9) Eleanor Elizabeth Morriss, aged 23; 76, Portway.
nated in infancy, four marks. Attacked, 2nd March.
Rash, 4th March. Notified and removed to Dagenham,
4th March. Patient sat up with Fred. Morriss during
funeral of Daisy. Vide Case No. 6.
(10) Annie Taylor, aged 22; 13, Morton Road. Rash, 3rd
March. Notified and removed to Dagenham, 8th March.
Friend and visitor of the Morriss family.
(11) P. N. Jones, aged 35; 497, Barking Road. Notified and
removed to Dagenham, 9th April. (Not Small-pox.)
The value of prompt removal to hospital of cases of Small-pox
is undoubted, but the preventive value of efficient vaccination and
re-vaccination is, in my opinion, equally strong, and in view of the
diminished percentage of primary vaccinations during recent years
and the almost entire absence of re-vaccination, it will not be
surprising to find that our Dagenham Hospital alone proves quite