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in Lambeth as to the laundry or laundries in use, and all
suspected, or possibly dangerous clothes, have been traced,
taken to the Disinfecting Chamber, and disinfected with
steam, and afterwards washed or re.washed. This part of
the work has been extensive, on account of several large
laundries suspected, and much extra trouble involved; but
that this extra trouble was justified will be admitted from
a comparison of the one case only in Lambeth that has
been traced to infected clothes as compared with the large
numbers of cases reported from other districts in this con.
nection. Lambeth.s experience of last year in connection
with an outbreak of Typhoid Fever spread through in.
fected mangles suggested special precautions being taken
during the Smallpox epidemic in regard to laundries and
infected clothes. A notice was sent to the occupiers of
each infected house prohibiting the sending of infected
clothes to the Public Wash.houses.
10. The small percentage (12.1) of cases, the sources of which
are not satisfactorily accounted for, is cause for congratula.
tion, and may be regarded as some indication of the care
displayed in investigating the different origins of the
disease. Upon the care with which such investigations
are carried out depends much of the success of dealing with
Smallpox outbreaks.