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No. 19.—Case of W— M—, age 58, a harne33 maker, employed
at , Brook Green Road, lately residing at R— H—.
He was first taken ill on January 16th. On January 21st
he applied to the Casual Ward of the Fulham Infirmary,
when it was found he had a rash upon him, and it was
diagnosed that he was suffering from variola. He had resided
at R— H— for about eight weeks, and occupied cubicle 96
for one week, and 197 for about eight weeks. The last
case of small-pox removed from R— H— was on January
5th, which would be about 11 days previous to the man
W— M— being taken ill. He had been vaccinated when a
child, but never re-vaccinated.
No. 20.—Ca3e of F— J—, age 35, a shirt and collar dresser, employed
at and residing at Uxbridge Road. On January
22nd I was asked by Dr. Bellis to see this patient with
him. I found that she was suffering from variola,
and that the disease was in the vesicular stage. She was
first taken ill on January 19th. The rash appeared on
the 22nd, and she was removed the same day by the Metropalitan
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 it was not known as
to how she had contracted the disease. She had been
vaccinated in infancy, but never re-vaccinated.
No. 21.—Case of W— J— C—, age 33, a labourer, residing at
Mardale Street. He was first taken ill on January 20th.
A rash appeared on January 22nd. The disease was
diagnosed by the paient's private medical attendant on
January 23rd, and removed the same day by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. He had resided
at the house for some months. On January 9th, 11 days
before the paitent was taken ill, a child, E— M— C—, a
daughter of this patient, was removed from the same
house suffering from variola. This child was taken ill on
January 3rd, and the disease was not diagnosed until
January 9th, so that the patient W— J— C— had every
chance of being exposed to infection before the child was
removed. It is therefore most probable that he contracted
the disease from the child. He had been vaccinated, when
a child, but not re-vaccinated.
No. 22.—Case of W— E—, age 25, a wood chopper, employed at
;he Railway Arches, Sulgrave Road, Shepherd's Bush, and
residing at Brackenbury Road. He was first tiken ill on
January 25tn, when it was noticed that hs had a rash