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of incubation, attacked with variola, point strongly to the
conclusion that she died from that complaint. She had
been vaccinated when a child, but never re-vaccinated.
No. 4!i.—Case of J— F— N—, age 42, a cycle maker, employed
and residing at Goldhawk Road. He was first taken ill
on March 7th. A rash appeared on March 10th. The case
was diagnosed as variola by the patient's private medical
attendant on March 13th, and removed the some day by
the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. He had
resided at the house for some years. There had been no
previous case of ilness 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. 50.—Case of L— C— K—, age 28, married, no occupations
residing at Latimer Road. She was first taken ill on
March 10th. A rash appeared on March 12th. The case
was diagnosed by the patient's private medical attendant
on March 13th, and removed the some day by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. She had resided
at the house for some months. Case No. 48 A— E— A— was
removed from this house on March 13th. There can be
no reasonable doubt that the patient contracted the disease
also from Mrs. A—, who died from supposed " Influenza "
on March 2nd. She had been vaccinated in infancy, but
never re-vaccinated.
No. 51.—Case of H— A—, age 19, a labourer, employed at a
newspaper office, and residing in Latimer Road. He was
first taken ill on March 11th. A rash appeared on March
13th. The patient was removed to your Council's Shelter
on March 13th. The case was diagnosed as variola by
myself on March 14th, and removed the some day by the
Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. He had
resided at the house for some months. This patient is the
son of Mrs. A—, who died from supposed " Influenza " on
March 2nd. There can be little doubt that she died from
variola, and that he contracted the disease from her. The
patient H— A— had never been vaccinated.
No. 52.—Case of W— T—, age 31, a printer's reader, employed
in Wellington Street, Strand, and residing at Hebron Road.
He was first taken ill on March 8th. A rash appeared on
March 12th. The case was diagnosed as chicken-pox on
March 15th by the patient's private medical attendant,
and was notified to me as such on the some day. I at