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Orsett 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]
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Notification of Diseases—178.
25 cases of Small-pox notified; 2 deaths, both in
hospital; 21 of the cases occurred in West Thurrock, 1 at
Little Thurrock, 1 at Aveley, 1 at Stifford, and 1 at
Chadwell-St.-Mary (village); 21 cases were removed to the
Isolation Hospital, as also were 19 cases from Grays Local
Board district. 3 cases notified were treated at home, as was
also 1 case not notified, which was at Anglo-American Oil
Cottages, where 1 case had been ill for 4 weeks when notified,
and one 6 or 7 weeks (not notified) and very few, if any,
precautions had been taken to prevent the spread of the
disease; a summons was taken out and conviction obtained;
two cases were of a pea picker and infant found walking in
road, the woman, with Small-pox well out, had been sleeping
in a barn at West Thurrock with other people.
Small-pox
The cases were notified as follows:—
The cases were notified as follows:—
| Date. | Name. | Age. | Residence. | Marks of Vaccination. | Do. Re-vaccinat'n. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18 | L—, A. | 43 | West Thurrock | 3 | - | Semi-confluent |
| „ 28 | 8—, G. | 43 | West Thurrock | 1 | — | Confluent |
| Mar. 2 | N—, R. | 36 | West Thurrock | 3 | — | Semi-confluent |
| „ 4 | E- , A. | 23 | Aveley | 2 large | — | Semi-confluent, |
| „ 30* | H—, W. | 10 | West Thurrock | — | — | Discreet |
| „ 31* | W—, M. | 16 | West Thurrock | 3 | — | Severe, a mo'th old when seen |
| „ 31 | W—, J. | 18 | West Thurrock | 3 | — | Semi-confl'nt, 6 or 7 weeks old |
| April 1 | C-, J. | 25 | Stifiord | 3 | — | Discreet |
| „ 12 | W—, B. | 25 | West Thurrock | 4 | — | Discreet |
| „ 12 | J—, Inf. | 3 ths | West Thurrock | — | — | Discreet |
| May 1 | S-, A. | 31 | Little Thurrock | 1 | — | Discreet |
| „ 1 * | J—, M. | 32 | West Thurrock | 3 | — | Confluent |
| „ 6 | B—, A. | 22 | West Thurrock | 4 | — | Discreet |
| „ 15 | D—, S. | 53 | Chadwell - St.-Mary | 1 | — | Discreet |
| „ 15 | S-, J. | 37 | West Thurrock | — | — | Confluent |
| „ 23 | P—, A. | 36 | West Thurrock | 2 | — | Discreet |
| June 6 | S—, Mrs. | 34 | West Thurrock | 2 | — | Discreet |
| „ 10 | R—, 0. | 29 | West Thurrock | 1 | — | Discreet (pea picker) |
| „ 15 | S—, J. | 38 | West Thurrock | 2 | — | Discreet |
| „ 18 | R—, Inf. | West Thurrock | Discreet, vaccinated on admission, June 10 un-successfully | |||
| Aug. 11 | S—, M. | 31 | West Thurrock | said to have been vacc. re-vacc. | Confluent, died next day | |
| Sept. 1 | B—, W. | 32 | West Thurrock | — | Semi-confluent | |
| ,, 14 | B—, W. | 53 | West Thurrock | — | — | Semi-confluent |
| „ 15 | R—, W. | 50 | West Thurrock | said to be vaccinated | — | Hcemorrhagic, died 4th day |
| Dee. 7 | S—, R. | 39 | West Thurrock | 3 | - | Semi-confluent |
Those marked (*) were treated at home, all the others
were taken to hospital, as were also the following belonging
to Grays:—