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smallpox, and it was doubtful whether successful vaccination
had ever been performed. The following arc some
particulars of the cases.
A. S. G., female, aged 25, vaccination doubtful, notified
May 3rd. Husband was a School Board Attendance
Officer and there had been a number of cases of
small pox in the district where he had been visiting.
This patient died.
J. C. B., engine driver, vaccinated. Notified to be suffering
from small pox on May 29th. Patient had slept,
in the course of his work, at Salisbury and Southampton,
and at both places there were a number of cases
of the disease. It is supposed that he contracted the
disease in that way.
A. M. C., female, 52, vaccinated. Notified June 1st. Was
visiting in London, and had been going about sight
seeing, using omnibuses and other public vehicles.
A. S., female, vaccinated, aged 19, notified June 29th.
Domestic servant at a shop. Source of infection
could not be traced.
E. F. R., female, aged 39, vaccinated, notified August 11th.
Source of infection could not be traced. The patient
had not been more than a few hundred yards from
her house for several weeks, and her husband (the
following case) had been away from work for some
months from illness.
J. R. male, aged 47. Notified August 30. Vaccinated.
Husband of E. F. R.
It is satisfactory that, excepting in the last two eases,
the precautions adopted were sufficient as far as we can
tell to prevent further spread of the disease.