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once visited the patient, and finding that he was suffering
from variola, I had him at once removed by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. He had resided
at the house for some years. 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. He had
been vaccinated in infancy, but never re-vaccinated.
No. 53.—Case of T— D —, age 4, son of a labourer, residing at
Latimer Road. It was first known that he was ill on
March 15th, when it was found that he had a rash upon
him. The case was diagnosed as variola by the patient's
private medical attendant on the some day, and removed
forthwith by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe.
He had resided at the house for three weeks.
There can be little doubt that he contracted the disease
from Mrs. A—, who died on March 2nd.
No. 54.—Case of R— H— B—, age 38, an undertaker, employed
and residing in Norland Road. He was first taken
ill on March 13th. A rash appeared on March 15th.
The case was diagnosed by the patient's private medical
attendant as chicken-pox, and notified to me as such on
the some day. I at once visited the patient, and found that
he was suffering from variola, and I had him at once removed
by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe.
He had resided at the house for many months.
No case of illness had lately occurred a.t the house. The
patient had assisted at the funeral of Mrs. A—, at Latimer
Road, and visited her after her death on March 2nd. It
is therefore more then probable that he contracted the
disease on that day. He had been vaccinated when a
child, but never re-vaccinated.
No. 55.—Case of E— 0-, age 22, a carpenter, lately employed
at the new small-pox hospital, Darenth, and residing at
Adelaide Road. He was first taken ill on March 17th. A
rash appeared on March 19th, and the case was diagnosed
by the patient's private medical attendant on the some
day, and removed forthwith to Rotherhithe. He had
resided at the house for some years, but for three or four
weeks lately he had been sleeping during the week except
on Saturday nights, at Dartford. No information could
be obtained that there had been any illness lately at his
lodgings at Dartford or at Adelaide Road, but it is an
interesting fact that many cases of small-pox have occurred
amongst the workmen employed on the new small-pox