Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1902
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Case 34.—A. W., male, aged 17. Vaccinated in infancy.
Sickened March 11th, at 1, Sharstead Villas. Removed to
Hospital March 13th. Occupation, errand boy. Source unknown.
Recovered.
*Case 35.—G. G., male, aged 49, Vaccinated in infancy.
Sickened at 67, Elmira Street. Removed to Hospital March 14th.
Occupation, bricklayer. For some weeks he had been working
on buildings in the Old Kent Road. Source of infection
unknown.
Case 36.—J. C., male, aged 23. Unvaccinated. Sickened
March 11th, at 12, The Pavement, Lady well. Removed to
Hospital March 16th. Occupation, journeyman butcher. Source
of infection unknown. Result, fatal.
Case 37.—A. S., male, aged 29. Vaccinated in infancy.
Sickened March 13th, at 144, Adelaide Road. Removed to
Hospital March 15th. Occupation, Clerk at Ludgate. Travelled
daily per S. E. Railway. Source of infection unknown.
*Case 38.—F. D., male, aged 18. Refused vaccination as
a contact of Case 14. Sickened March 13th, at 7, Royal Oak
Place. Removed to Hospital March 15th. Occupation, porter,
Woolwich Railway Station. Source of infection, Case 14
(brother), residing at 32, Boone's Road. Patient recovered.
Case 39.—M. D., female, aged 61. Mother of previous
case and Nos. 14 and 29. Refused re-vaccination as a contact.
Sickened at 32, Boone's Road. Removed to Hospital March 16th.
Origin, Case 14. Recovered.
Case 40.—0. D., male, aged 25. Son of previous case.
Refused re-vaccination as a contect of case 14. Sickened at
8, Lochaber Road, March 14. Remove! to Hospital March 16.
Occupation, porter at Charing Cross Station.