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No. 39.—Case of C— L—, age 45, a charwoman, employed at
various places, and residing at Hunt Street, Latimer Road.
She was first taken ill on February 24th. A rash appeared
on February 26th. The case was diagnosed by the District
Medical Officer on February 27th, 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 other case of illness lately at the house, but
one of Mr. C— L—'s daughters had been employed for some
weeks at Netherwood Road, where the case of Mrs. M—A—
C—had been treated at home, supposed, until I discovered
the case, to be suffering from chicken-pox. There can be,
practically speaking, no doubt that C— L— contracted the
disease through her daughter, who worked at Netherwood
Road. She had been vaccinated when a child, but never
re-vaccinated.
No; 40.—Case of E— J—, age 60, employed in house duties at
home, and residing at Carthew Road. She was first taken
ill on February 22nd. A rash appeared on February 27th.
The case was diagnosed by the patient's private medical
attendant on February 28th, and removed the some day
by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. She
had resided at the house for many months. The son of
this patient, J— J—, was removed from the some house
on February 14th. He had been ill from February 10th.
There can therefore be, practically speaking, no doubt that
she contracted the disease from her son previous to his
removal. She had been vaccinated in infancy, but never
re-vaccinated.
No. 41.—Case of A— L—, age 12, of no occupation, residing at
Hunt Street, Latimer Road. She was first taken ill on
February 24th. A rash appeared on February 27th. The
case was notified to me as chicken-pox the some night.
On the following day I visited and examined the patient,
and found she was suffering from variola, and I had her
removed at once by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to
Rotherhithe. By reference to Case 39 it will be seen that
the mother of the patient was removed from the house on
February 27th, and that another daughter of that patient
was employed at Netherwood Road, where the case of Mrs.
M— A— C— was treated at home. She had been vaccinated
when a child, but never re-vaccinated.
No. 42.—Case of C— F—, age 19, a ticket sorter, employed at
the Edgware Road Station, Metropolitan Railway, and
residing at Hetley Road. He was first taken ill on February