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the man B— resided. He was moved through the Public
Health Department of Kensington. No information as
to vaccination was obtained.
No. 40.—Case of A— H—, age 42, no occupation, a prisoner
residing at H.M. Prison, Wormwood Scrubs. She was
first taken ill on March 10th. A rash appeared on March
11th, and the case was diagnosed as variola, and was at
once removed by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to
Rotherhithe. No history as to the source of infection
could be obtained. She was convicted at the North
London Police Court on March 22nd, and sentenced
to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour. She evidently
contracted the disease before her conviction. No evidence
as to vaccination was obtained.
No. 47.—Case of F— C—, age 63, a labourer, employed
in Wood Lane, Latimer Road, and St. Helen's
Road, and residing at Mersey Street. He was first taken
ill on March 8th. A rash appeared on March 12th. The
case was diagnosed by the patient's private medical attendant
on the some day, and removed immediately by the
Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. He had
resided at the house for many months. Another case of
small-pox, that of A— B—, was removed from the some
house on March 10th. By reference to my report on
case No. 45, it will be seen that there were reasons for
supposing that Mr. B— may have conveyed infection to
the house, although he is said not to have resided there.
The patient was vaccinated in infancy, but never revaccinated.
No. 48.—Case of A— E— A—, age 18, a laundrymaid, employed
at Stoneleigh Street, and residing at
Latimer Road. It was first known that she was ill
on March 10th. A rash appeared on the some day.
The case was diagnosed as variola late at night on
March 12th by the patient's private medical attendant,
and removed at one a.m. on March 13th by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. She had resided
at the house for some months. The mother of the patient
had been ill and died on March 2nd, the cause of death
being certified as " Influenza Exhaustion." It appears
that she had some rash upon her before she died. The
subsequent history of the cases that occurred at this house
and the fact, as will be shown, that one of the undertakers
who assisted at this woman's funeral, was, within the period