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24th. A rash appeared on February 26th. The case was
diagnosed as variola on February 28th, and removed the
some day. by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe.
He had resided at the house for many months.
No case of illness had lately occurred at the house, and I
was unable to obtain any evidence as to how he had contracted
the disease. The patient had never been vaccinated.
No. 43.—Case of H— E—, age 32, residing at Mardale
Street, a coachman, employed at Ladbroke Grove.
He was first taken ill on February 27th. A rash
appeared on March 3rd. The case was diagnosed
the some day by the patient's private medical attendant,
and removed at once by the Metropolitan Asylum3 Board
to Rotherhithe. He had resided at the house for some
months. There had been no 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.
No. 44.—Case of F— F—, age 21, a labourer, employed at St.
Pancras and various other places, and residing at Queen's
Road. He was first taken ill on February 27th. A rash
appeared on March 1st. The case was diagnosed on March
5th by the patient's private medical attendant, and he
was removed the some day by the Metropolitan Asylums
Board to Rotherhithe. He had resided at the house for
some months. There had been no case of illness lately at
the house, but he had been employed by his father for the
last two weeks to assist him in stripping walls, &c., after
disinfection by the Local Authority of St. Pancras, his
father being employed by St. Pancra3 Council's contractor.
No information as to vaccination was obtained.
No. 45.—Case of A— B—, age 32, engaged in household duties
and residing in Mersey Street. She was first taken ill on
March 7th. The rash appeared on March 9th. The case
was diagnosed by the patient's private medical attendant
on March 11th, 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 lately at the house, but Mr. B—, who was
not residing with his wife, was said to have called at the
house with money on March 1st, and he was subsequently
removed to hospital suffering from small-pox. Mrs. B—,
however, stated that her husband had not slept at the
house lately. I was unable to obtain the address where