Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1902
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same source Henry A. aged 5 years, unvaccinated, contracted the
disease, sickening Janaury 26th. 1902, and being removed to Hospital
on January 30th, 1902. Of the 7 other inmates (all adults and
ated), one had been re-vaccinated, and one was at once re-vaccinated.
No secondary case occurred.
(53 and 54) Sarah N., of 30, Tower Street, Westminster Bridge Road,
aged 24 years, vaccinated, sickened January 27th, 1902, and was
moved to Hospital on January 30th, 1902. The source of contagium
was an unrecognised case (Margaret L., aged 14 months, sickened
December 27th, 1901) treated as Chickenpox, and from this source also
arose the case of James N., aged 25 years, vaccinated, sickened February
1st, 1902, removed Feb. 4th, 1902. When Margaret L. was in an
fectious state, December 27th, 1901, to January 30th, 1902, there were 3
other inmates sharing the same room (2 adults and one child aged 5
years), and of these three inmates one was re-vaccinated, one had had
Smallpox, and the other (the child) had been vaccinated, and not one
sickened ; whereas, in a room above, there was a family of 3 (2 adults,
vaccinated in infancy, and one vaccinated child of 4 years), and of
these both adults caught the disease.
(55) Sarah M., aged 10 years, vaccinated, sickened January 29th,
1902, and was removed to Hospital on January 31st, 1902, from 9,
Newnham Terrace, Westminster Bridge Road. The source could not
be traced. Of the 5 other inmates (4 adults, 3 vaccinated and 1
vaccinated, and 1 child of 5 years, unvaccinated) not one sickened.
(56) Herbert T., of 5k, Peabody Buildings, Duke Street, aged 26
years, vaccinated, sickened January 28th, 1902, and was removed to
Hospital February 1st, 1902. The disease was caught in the course of
his work (window cleaning in the City). The 2 other inmates of the
tenement at the time of the outbreak were 1 adult, vaccinated (revaccinated
at once), and infant, unvaccinated (vaccinated at once), and
neither sickened.
(57) Rhoda S., aged 14 years, vaccinated, sickened on January 27th,
1902, and was removed to Hospital on February 1st, 1902, from 18,
Burdett Buildings, Burdett Street, Westminster Bridge Road. Rhoda
S. caught her disease from her brother (William), who had an
nised attack of modified Smallpox three weeks previously. Of the 5
inmates (3 adults and 2 children under 12 years) at the time of
William S.'s illness, all had been vaccinated, and one sickened. The
source of William S.'s attack could not be traced.
(58) Herbert H., aged 36 years, vaccinated, sickened on January 28th
1902, and was removed to Hospital on February 1st, from 23,
ton Street. He contracted his disease whilst at work as a printer in
the City (Messrs. Reuter, Old Jewry, E.C.). The 2 inmates shared
the same room (a brother and sister), both vaccinated, escaped.
(59) Thomas G. H., aged 28 years, vaccinated, of 33 Walnut Tree
Walk, sickened January 28th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital on
February 1st, 1902. During these four days, his wife (vaccinated) and
2 children, aged 4 and 2 years respectively (both vaccinated) shared
the same room with him, whilst in an infectious state, and not one of
them caught the disease. The source of infection was probably
coat Lane (City).
(60) Agnes B., aged 19 years, unvaccinated, of 82, Westminster
Bridge Road, was removed to Hospital on February 1st, 1902, having