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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Finsbury 1902

Report on the public health of 1902

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Table: NAMES AND ADDRESSES, ETC., OF THE SMALL-POX CASES, 1901 & 1902.

NAMES AND ADDRESSES, ETC., OF THE SMALL-POX CASES, 1901 & 1902.

No.Name.AddressSex and Age.Occupation.Date of commencement of symptoms.Date of Eruption.Date of Removal toHospital.Vaccinated in Infancy.Vaccd. during the last 10 years.Unvaccinated.Cases terminating fatally, with date and kind of Small-pox.Source of Infection.
19011G TNew Charles Street, 42M44CompositorAug 10Aug 13Aug 13*.........Working Men's Club and Institute Union, Clerkenwell road (infected).
2G MRed Lion Street 12M39Cabinet Maker,, 20,, 25,, 20*.........20, Clipstone Street (infected workshop).
3H CThomas Street, 30F21LaundressSept14Sept 18Sept 18*.........Contracted from unrecognised case (E S).
4W HMacclesfield Street, 41M23Disinfector,, 12,, 18,, 19*.........Disinfecting 12, Red Lion Street.
5E PVineyard Walk, 9F17/12...,, 22,, 25,, 28......*...Infected Hop-fields.
6F PDo 9M7...„ 26,, 28„ 28......*...Do do
7M HDo 9F19...,, 25,, 28„ 28......*...Do do
8H GThomas Street, 24M14/12...,, 26,, 26,, 28......*...Do do
9B DDo 12F14...,, 26,, 27,, 28*.........Do do
10J DDo 12F18...,, 26,, 27,, 28*.........Do do
11J BMount Zion, Sermon Lane, 4M14...„ 15,, 27„ 25,, 28*.........Do do
12W BDo do 4M12...,, 15,, 27„ 28......*...Do do
13J PWhiskin Street, 7M37Builder's Labourer,, 22,, 28,, 29*.........Do do
14H BMount Zion, Sermon Lane, 4F16Doll Maker,, 25,, 27,, 29*.........Do do
15H DLower Charles Street, 6M33Barometer Maker,, 28,, 30Oct 1*.........Unknown.
16C DFann Street, 17F16Gold & Silver Burnisher,, 27,, 30,, 3*.........
17A BThomas Street, 30M3...Oct 1Oct 4,, 4......*...Contracted disease from infected areaaround Thomas Street.
18E HDo 30M13......Sept 25,, 7*.........Contracted infection from E S.
19A HDo 30M16Driver...,, 27,, 7*.........Do do
20J FValletta Street, 9M40Printer and Caretaker,, 6Oct 10,, 11*.........Do do
21M STilney Court, 9F15...,, 11,, 11,, 11......*Oct 22, 1901. Confluent small-poxWandering in the vicinity of ThomasStreet.
22J LNew Buildings, Margaret Street, 7M13...,, 11,, 11,, 11,, 12......*...Infected Hop-fields.
23C HWoodbridge Street, 4M21Disinfector,, 11,, 17,, 18*.........Do do
24E JBartholomew Buildings, Sea-ward Street, 15M32...,, 17,, 18,, 18*.........Contracted disease in the discharge ofhis duties.
25M WThomas Street, 24F28...,, 20,, 23,, 25*.........Contracted his infection at his work-placein the City of Westminster.
26J DBanner Street, 6M41...,, 23,, 24,, 26*.........Contact from Hop-pickers.
27J ARisinghill Street, 45M45Disinfector„ 26,, 28,, 28*.........A tramp, wandering about in infectedareas.
28E HMalta Street, 9M26Packer,, 27,, 29,, 31......*Nov 5, 1901. Confluent small-poxContracted disease in the discharge ofhis duties.
29A PLloyd's Row, 4AF47...Nov 1Nov 3Nov 4*.........Wandering in infected areas.
30W PDo 3AM6...,, 2,, 3,, 4......*Nov 11, 1901. Discrete small-poxContracted disease from the infectedarea around Thomas Street.
31M TThomas Street, 8F14...Oct 31,,,, 4......*...Do do do
32J TThomas Street, 8M8...Nov 1,, 3„4......*...Do do do
33JWEaston Place, 1M26...Oct 30„ 2,, 5*.........Thomas Steet infected area.
34A MNorthampton Street, 43F19Paper Bag MakerNov 1,, 2,, 5*.........Contracted disease from No. 35.
35C WDouglas Place, 18½F25...Sept 29earlyin Oct,, 5*.........Wandering about in infected streets.
36A FDo 18½M18LabourerOct15Oct 17,, 5*.........Contracted disease from her sister (No 35)
37P FDo 18½F11...,, 15,, 17,, 5*.........Contracted disease from her sister (No 35)
38L FDo 18½F16Machinist,, 30Nov 3,, 5*.........Do do do (No. 35)
39S SPine Street, 4F22...Nov 1,, 1,, 5*.........Do do do (No. 35)
40H DSt. John Street, 92M104/12...,, 3,, 5,, 6*......Nov 10. Hœmorrhagic small-poxUnknown
41T SNorthampton Street, 42M46tationer's CutterOct 31,, 6,, 7*.........Contracted disease from his daughter, anunrecognised case of small-pox.
42C SDo 42F22BurnisherNov 3,, 6,, 7*.........Contracted disease from her sister, an unrecognised case of small-pox.
43E RMargaret Street, 17F19Machinist,, 3,, 6,, 9*.........Wandering about in infected streets.