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No. 5.—.The case of L— G— P—, age 20, no occupation, residing
at No. —, Cromwell Avenue. It appears that it
was first known that she was ill on August 27th, when
she noticed that she had a rash upon her. The case was
diagnosed as variola by the patient's private medical
attendant on August 28th, and removed the same day
by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe.
She had resided at the flat for four months. There had
been no previous case of illness lately at the flat, or any
case of small.pox notified as having occurred at other
flats in the same block. The patient was away from
home for 14 days previous to August 27th. She had
been staying at Dunmow, in Essex. No evidence could
be obtained that there had been any case of illness at the
house at which she had been staying.
No. 6.—The case of J— R— B—, age 41, a Police Constable
of the Notting Dale Station, residing at No. —, Tad.
more Street. He was first taken ill on November 6th.
A rash appeared on November 8th. The case was
brought to my notice by a communication from the
Notting Dale Station on November 10th, and the patient
was removed the same day by the Metropolitan Asylums
Board to Rotherhithe. I received the formal notification
certificate on November 11th. He had resided at
the house for two years. There had been no case of
illness lately at the house. No evidence could be obtained
as to how he had contracted the disease. The
patient had been vaccinated when joining the police
force 20 years ago, but it was not known whether he
had been vaccinated in infancy.
CHICKEN POX.
One hundred and four cases of chicken.pox were
reported, against 659 cases in the previous year. Of
these 5 were notified before January 7th, the disease
having been made notifiable by order of the London
County Council up to that date. The 104 cases
reported last year were treated at the homes of the
patients. All adult cases of chicken.pox notified were
at once visited and examined by myself, but no case
last year was found to be one of varola. No death was
registered.