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Group V. No. 17 was infected by his brother, who lived
in a neighbouring 1 district, and who had a mild, unrecognised
attack of Small-pox. After infecting No. 17, this man visited
some relatives in West Ham, who also contracted the disease.
No. 17 infected Nos. 15, 16 and 50.
Group VI. No. 29 was treated for Chicken-pox for nearly
three weeks. Nos. 26, 27, 28 and 34 contracted the disease
from this source.
Group VII. Nos. 61, 62, 63 and 69 were infected by a
previous case in the same house, who was treated for
Chicken-pox.
The above cases occurred before the notification of
Chicken-pox came into operation.
Group VIII. No. 164 visited her sister, who was said
to be suffering from Chicken-pox, in another part of London.
The sister was afterwards found to have had Small-pox.
Nos. 180, 183, 184, 185, 186 and 187 contracted the disease
from 164.
Group IX. This group .of cases occurred during May
and June in the vicinity of Dashwood Road and Sterndale Road.
The first case in this group, No. 166, an unvaccinated child,
was infected by her mother, who contracted Small-pox in a
common lodging-house in Westminster, and who had the
disease in so mild a form that medical advice was not sought.
No. 164 had a severe attack, but the parents did not call in a
doctor until the child was dying, after an illness of ten days.
Nos. 168, 169, 171, 172, 182, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193 and
196 contracted the disease from No. 166.
No. 182 infected her sister, No. 201, who was concealed
by her mother in order to escape removal to hospital. The
following cases contracted the disease from No. 201:—Nos.
202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213 and 215.
Proceedings were taken against the mother of No. 201,
Mrs. Gilham, of 68 Sterndale Road, under Section 55 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, for failure to notify the case
of her daughter, and a fine of 40s. and costs was imposed.