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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the third case among the Company's men. On the occurrence
of the first case an effort was made to persuade the workers to
consent to re-vaccination, and, in spite of the valued assistance
and help of the Company, only one or two consented. The
patient recovered.
Case 73.—W. S. I., male, aged 8. Vaccinated in infancy.
Fell ill at 10, Acacia Road, May 26th. Removed May 27th.
Previous case in house. Recovered.
Case 74.—V. I., female, aged 10. Vaccinated in infancy.
Sickened at 10, Acacia road. Removed to Hospital May 28th.
Previous cases in house, Nos. 70 and 73. Recovered.
*Case 75.—J. H. G., male, aged 35. Vaccinated in
infancy. Sickened May 28tli at 83, Trilby Road. Removed to
Hospital June 2nd. Occupation, baker out of employment.
He had been in all parts of London seeking employment. His
wife carried on a small general business at the above address.
The stock was destroyed, and the premises stripped, cleansed
and disinfected. Recovered.
Case 76—N. B., female, aged 24. Vaccinated in infancy.
Refused re-vaccination. Removed to Hospital from 10, Acacia
Road, on May 30th. (See Cases 70, 73, and 74). Recovered.
Case 77.—E. P., female, aged 44. Vaccinated in infancy.
Sickened at 4, Dillwyn Road, June 9th. Removed to Hospital
June 11th. Source of infection, the patient frequently visited
10, Acacia Road, where Cases 70, 73, and 74 occurred. Recovered.
*Case 78.—S. J. M., male, aged 15. Unvaccinated. Sickened
June 24th at 31, Acacia Road. Removed to Hospital June
27th. Source of infection, probably 10, Acacia Road. Recovered.