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No evidence as to the cause of infection except that he had
been working in the neighbourhood of Dartford could be
obtained. He had been vaccinated in infancy, but never
re-vaccinated.
[ No: 33.—Case of S— C—, age 44, a charwoman, lately employed
at Netherwood Road, and residing at Latimer Road.
She was first taken ill on February 14th. A rash appeared
on February Kith. The case was diagnosed by the patient's
private medical attendant on February 17th, and removed
the some day by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe.
She had resided at the house for many months.
There had been no previous case of illness at the premises.
At the house in Netherwood Road, where she had been
working on February 1st, 10th, and 13th, there was a
patient ill with what was then supposed to be chicken-pox,
but which subsequently proved to be variola, and was no
doubt the cause of the patient S— C— contracting the
disease. She had been vaccinated when a child, but never
re-vaccinated.
No. 34.—Case of P— F—, age 19, of no occupation, residing at
Yeldham Road. He was first taken ill on February
14th. A rash appeared on February 16th. The case was
diagnosed on February 17th, and removed the some 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. No
information as to the source of infection was obtainable.
He had been walking about London trying to obtain some
work for the last five or six weeks. He had never been
vaccinated.
No. 35.—Case of M— A— C—, age 55), a private lady, residing at
Netherwood Road. In consequence of information received
in reference to the case of small-pox at Latimer Road, I
visited Netherwood Road and saw Mrs. M. A. C— on February
18th. I was informed that she was first taken ill on January
21st. A rash appeared on January 23rd. The disease
was diagnosed by the attendant medical practitioner as
chicken-pox, and had up to the time of my visit never been
notified. I found that the patient had extensive stains
upon her skin, indicative of her having recently recovered
from a somewhat severe attack of discrete variola. As I
had practically no doubt that Mrs. S— C—, of Latimer Road,
had contracted the disease through charing at Netherwood
Road I wrote to the attendant medical practitioner, and
requested him to notify the case to me. He did so on