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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(103 and 104) Louisa P., aged 33 years, unvaccinated, of 29, Mitre
Street, Webber Street, New Cut, sickened February 12th, 1902, and
was removed to Hospital February 15th, 1902. The source of the
tagium was not traced, but Louisa P. infected her husband, John P.,
aged 38 years, vaccinated, who sickened February 26th, 1902, and
was removed to Hospital February 28th, 1902.
(105) Elizabeth S., aged 41 years, vaccinated, of 18, Walnut Tree
Walk, sickened February 11th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital
February 15th, 1902. It is probable that Elizabeth S. caught the Smallpox
whilst attending a concert at Lambeth Baths, on January 28th,
1902. Sharing the same tenement' at the time of the outbreak were
Violet and Nelly S., aged 16 and 5 years respectively, both vaccinated,
and neither sickened with Smallpox.
(106 and 107) Two cases were removed to Hospital on February 16th,
1902, from Carlisle Buildings, Carlisle Lane, viz. :—(a) Alfred F.,
from tenement 39, aged 38 years, vaccinated, sickened February 13th,
1902, and died February 22nd, 1902; and (b) Richard A., from
ment 47, aged 20 years, vaccinated, sickened February 16th, 1902. The
sources of infection were (a) a pottery, where Alfred F. worked as a
labourer, and (b) a printing firm in the City, where Richard A. worked
as a porter. Living in the two tenements at the time of the outbreaks
were 8 inmates (3 adults and 5 children under 12 years of age), all
vaccinated, and 2 re-vaccinated. No other case occurred.
(108) Edward A. II., aged 22 years, vaccinated, of 7, Little Thomas
Street, Coral Street, Oakley Street, sickened February 10th, 1902, and
was removed to Hospital on February 17th, 1902. His wife, who was
re-vaccinated at once, and his infant son (13 months), who had been
vaccinated, escaped the disease. Edward A. H. is a railway porter at
S.E.R. Blackfriars (Goods) Station, in connection with which several
cases occurred in different parts of London, derived from an unrecognised
case.
(109) Julia Mc F., aged 29 years, vaccinated, sickened on February
14th, 1902, and was on February 17th, 1902, removed to Hospital,
where she died on February 25th, 1902. The husband (re-vaccinated
at once), and her 3 children (all vaccinated) escaped. The source of
the infection was not traced (see case 151).
(110) Arthur B., aged 16 years, vaccinated, contracted Smallpox from
infected money, or papers, from the Docks, and sickened February
12th, 1902, being removed to Hospital on February 17th, 1902. The
6 inmates (5 adults and 1 boy of 12 years) escaped, having been
cinated and re-vaccinated.
(111 and 112) Henry S. T., aged 59 years, vaccinated, whilst
ing, contracted Smallpox at a lodging-house at St. Albans, where he
stayed February 1st, to 4th, 1902, and sickened on February 16th. 1902,
in the Lambeth Casual Ward, being removed to Hospital on February
18th, 1902. From the same source William B., aged 20 years,
ated, contracted Smallpox, sickening February 20th, 1902, and being
removed to Hospital on February 24th, 1902.
(113) Arthur E. S., aged 18 years, vaccinated, contracted Smallpox
at Billingsgate Fish Market, and sickened at 71, Waldeck Buildings,
New Cut, on February 15th, 1902, being removed to Hospital on
February 20th, 1902. At the time of the outbreak, there were 7