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Group X. This group consists of a number of workmen
who were employed in erecting additional buildings to the
Small-pox Hospital at Long Reach, and of persons infected
by them. During the early months of 1902 many workmen
were employed by the contractors to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board in increasing the hospital accommodation for
Small-pox cases. It was found impossible to secure the
re-vaccination of all of these men, and in consequence many of
those who refused to be re-vaccinated contracted Small-pox.
Of the workmen living at Battersea, seven were infected, viz.,
Nos. 86, 106, 109, 110, 113, 129 and 134.
No. 106 infected No. 118.
No. no infected, directly or indirectly, Nos. 128, 131
and 139.
No. 129 infected No. 154, who was employed in cleaning
a place of worship in Church Ward. She had a mild attack,
and was treated as a case of Influenza, and after staying
indoors for a few days, resumed her occupation. Nos. 150, 151,
152, 153, 155, 157, 160, 161 and 163, most of whom attended
this place of worship, contracted the disease, directly or
indirectly, from No. 154.
Group XI. This group consists of men employed in the
work of disinfecting houses where "Small-pox had occurred, and
of persons infected by them. Six disinfectors were attacked,
five being employed by the Battersea Borough Council, and one
by a private firm of disinfectors and cleaners in Battersea, who
disinfect for another Metropolitan Borough. All these men
had refused re-vaccination. Additional facts relating to these
disinfectors are given on page 84. The disinfectors
employed by the Borough Council were Nos. 25, 67, 72, 108
and 148. No. 108 infected his wife, No. 115. No. 214 was
employed by a private firm in collecting infected bedding, &c.,
in a neighbouring Borough. Nos. 216, 217 and 218 contracted
the disease from him.
Out of the total number of 220 cases, the source of
infection was definitely traced in 177 cases, or 80.4 per cent.
of the total, and was found to be personal contact with infected
persons, or infected garments or bedding. In seven cases