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February l9th. She had resided at the house for many
years. I was informed that the son of the patient had been
ill previous to his mother, and that it was supposed he had
suffered from chicken-pox. I was unable to obtain any
further evidence to justify me in forming an opinion as to
the nature of his illness, nor could I obtain any other
evidence to justify me in forming an opinion how Mrs.M —A—
C— had contracted the complaint. It will be seen later in
this report that two cases of small-pox occurred at Hunt
Street, and that the evidence obtained was in favour of
their having contracted the disease through this case. The
patient Mrs. M— A— C— had been vaccinated in
infancy, but never re-vaccinated.
No. 36.—Case of J— B—, age 44, a road sweeper employed by
your Council, and residing at Southbrook Street. He was
first taken ill on February 14th. A rash appeared on
February 18th. The case was diagnosed by one of the
district Medical Officers on February 19th, 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 other case of illness lately at
the house, and I was unable to obtain any evidence as to
the source of infection. He had been vaccinated in infancy,
but never re-vaccinated.
No. 37.—Case of M— C—, age 16, a laundrymaid, employed at
a laundry, and residing at Elric Street. She was first
taken ill on February 21st. A rash appeared on February
24th. The case was notified by the patient's private
medical attendant on February 25th, and removed the
some 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. 38 Case of F— E—, age 19, a laundrymaid, employed at a
laundry at Stanley Gardens, Acton, and residing at Milson
Road. She was first taken ill on February 23rd. A rash
ppeared on February 26th. The case was diagnosed by
he patient's private medical attendant, on the some day,
nd at once removed by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
to Rotherhithe. She had resided at the house for many
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.