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January 2nd, 1902. She contracted the disease from a friend (Ellen
F.), who came from Erith, and called in at 10, Johanna Street, on
December 20th, staying there several hours. 13 days afterwards
Louisa F. sickened, as did also another inmate of the same house,
Alice S. (see case 7). Louisa F. (unvaccinated) died on January 15th,
1902.
(6) Annie C., of 2, Waxwell Terrace, aged 14 years, vaccinated,
sickened January 4th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital on January
6th, 1902. The source of contagium was the tobacco factory in Westminster,
already mentioned (see Case 1, and Annual Report, 1901,
Cases 49 and 53). Of 5 other inmates (3 vaccinated, 2 re-vaccinated, and
2 unvaccinated), not one sickened.
(7) Alice S., aged 20 years, vaccinated, sickened January 3rd, 1902,
at 10, Johanna Street, and was removed to Hospital on January 7th,
1902. She contracted the disease from Ellen F., of Erith (see No. 5).
(8 and 9) Mary J. T., of 8, Lanfranc Street, aged 19 years, unvaccinated,
sickened January 3rd, 1902, was removed to Hospital on
January 7th, 1902, and died there on January 12th, 1902. This was
a "contact" from her sister (Lucy M. T.), who sickened at 33, Grindal
Street, on December 19th, 1901, and was removed to Hospital on
December 23rd, 1901. Lucy M. T. also infected her father (Alfred
T.), aged 44 years and vaccinated, who sickened January 4th, 1902,
and was removed on January 7th, 1902, to Hospital (where he died on
January 10th, 1902) from 33, Grindal Street. Of the 6 inmates (all
adults and vaccinated) in the house (8, Lanfranc Street) at the time
that Mary J. T. was removed, none sickened—4 being re-vaccinated at
once.
(10) Isabella H., of 7, St. Andrew's Place, Windmill Street, New
Cut, aged 23 years and vaccinated, sickened January 2nd, 1902, and
was removed to Hospital on January 7th, 1902. The source of contagium
was traced to infected clothes, purchased and handled 9 days
previous to Isabella H. sickening. The child (17 months old) of
Isabella H. was in close contact with Smallpox for 5 days, and did
not contract the disease. This child had been well vaccinated (4
marks). The husband (Henry W .H.), vaccinated, also escaped.
(11) Henry G., of 9a, Belvedere Crescent, aged 25 years, and unvaccinated,
sickened January 5th, 1902, was removed to Hospital on
January 8th, 1902, and died there on January 14th, 1902. The disease
was contracted outside Lambeth Borough in the course of work (carman).
There were at the time 9 inmates (5 adults and 4 children under
12 years of age), all vaccinated, and 4 re-vaccinated at once, and not
one caught the disease.
(12-16) Five cases occurred at 32d, The Grove, Vauxhall, and were
directly traced to an unrecognised Smallpox case (James B. C.), who
died December 31st, 1901 (sickening December 23rd), having been
treated by the medical men in attendance for blood-poisoning—the
death certificate certifying "urticaria and septicœmia" as the causes
of death (?malignant Smallpox). A special Report dealing with this
local outbreak is printed in the Appendix.
The 5 cases were as follow: —
(a) Cecilia A. C., aged 16 years, vaccinated, sickened January 8th,
1902, removed January 10th, 1902.