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same day by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe.
He had resided at the house for some months.
There had been no previous case of illness lately at the
house, and I was unable to trace as to how he had contracted
the disease. He had been vaccinated in infancy,
but never re-vaccinated.
No. 3.—Case of H— C—, age 28. a hawker of periodicals, residing
at R— H—. On January 1st, when in attendance at
R— II—, my attention was called to this man. I found
that he was suffering from variola in the vesicular stage.
He had been ill for several days, but had not reported
himself, notwithstanding my notice which was posted in
the hall, requesting that all persons ill should notify themselves
to me. I had him at once removed by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. He had resided
at R— H— for two months. He occupied cubicle 141.
He was a friend of the paient J— P—, who was removed
from R— H— on December Kitty I am informed he was
constantly in the company of ^£*-*P—just previous to his
removal, and he went with — on December 15th to visit
his sister at Hanover Cottages. ^ *P— was then suffering
from the disease. No information as to vaccination was
obtained.
No. 4.—Case of C— A— M—, age 20, a milliner employed at
, Cotton Street, Australian Avenue, and residing
at Coningham Road. She was first taken ill on December
28th. A rash appeared on December 30th. The case was
diagnosed on January 2nd by the patient's private medical
attendant, and removed the same day by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. She had resided at the
house for some months. There had been no previous case
of illness lately at the house, and I was unable to obtain
any evidence as to the source of infection. She had been
vaccinated when a child, but never re-vaccinated.
No. 5.—Case of H— C—, age 27, a carman employed at-,
Westbourne Grove, and residing at St. Ann's Road,
was first taken ill on December 30th. A rash appeared
on January 2nd. The case was diagnosed as variola on
January 3rd by the patient's private medical attendant
and he was removed the same day by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. He had resided at the
house for some months. There had been no previous case
of illness lately at the house, and I was unable to obtain
any evidence as to how he had contracted the disease.
He had been vaccinated in infancy, but never re-vaccinated.