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sickened January 28th, 1902, i.e., 12 days after attending a public
dance at the Holborn Town Hall, where the disease was probably
contracted. At the time of the outbreak the inmates consisted of 30
employees (all vaccinated) engaged in the work of the shop (26 being
at once re-vaccinated), and 5 others (adults), all vaccinated, and three
of whom were at once re-vaccinated. No secondary case arose from
this centre.
(61-65) Emily A., aged 5 years, unvaccinated, sickened January 28th,
1902, and was removed to Hospital on February 2nd, 1902, from 7
Upper Marsh (second floor). The source of contagium was the Empire
Theatre, and at the time of the outbreak there were living in the
house 15 other inmates, viz. : —
(a) Second Floor: 2 adults (vaccinated, and re-vaccinated at once)
and 3 children under 12 years (2 vaccinated, and re-vaccinated
at once, and one unvaccinated, and vaccinated at once).
(b) Top Floor: 2 adults (vaccinated), and 4 children under 12
years of age (all vaccinated).
(c) First Floor: 3 adults (all vaccinated and 2 re-vaccinated at
once), and 1 child of 6 years of age (unvaccinated, but vaccinated
at once).
Of these 15 inmates, the following 3 contracted the disease:—
(a) Alexander R. (top floor), aged 38 years, vaccinated, sickened
February 13th, 1902, removed February 18th, 1902
(b) Martha R. (top floor), aged 9 years, vaccinated, sickened
February 27th, 1902, removed March 3rd, 1902.
(c) Ada R. (top floor), aged 28 years, vaccinated, sickened March
1st, 1902, removed March 5th, 1902.
It is noteworthy that the persons on the top floor were opposed to
vaccination, and refused re-vaccination; whereas those on the first
and second floors were vaccinated, or re-vaccinated at once, as required.
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Joshua L., aged 31 years, un-vaccinated, of 2, Paris Street, visited
the second floor whilst Emily A. was lying ill from January 28th to
February 2nd, 1902, and sickend February 12th, 1902, being removed
to Hospital on February 16th, 1902. His wife (Rose), who was revaccinated
recently, escaped the disease.
(66) Thomas P., of 27, Pearman Street, vaccinated, aged 32 years,
was removed to Hospital on February 1st, 1902, having sickened
January 30th, 1902. Thomas P. was Secretary to the Stonemasons
Society, and probably caught the disease in the course of his duty,
mixing with men from all parts of London. At the time of the outbreak
the 3 other inmates (all adults and vaccinated) were
ated at once. No secondary case arose.
(67-71) Mary A. B., of 34, Doon Street, Cornwall Road, aged 26 years
(vaccinated), sickened January 30th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital
on February 2nd, 1902. Mary A. B. probably contracted her disease
from her husband (an unrecognised case of modified Smallpox). There
were, at the time of the outbreak, 8 inmates (6 adults and 2 children
under 12 years of age), and of these 3 eventually caught the disease, as
follows: —