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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mates in the same tenement (4 adults and 3 children under 12 years
of age), all vaccinated, of whom 3 (adults) were re-vaccinated at once.
No other case occurred.
(114) Florence H., aged 14 years, vaccinated, of 3, Jonathan Street,
sickened February 16th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital on
February 20th, 1902. The source of infection could not be traced.
The other 4 inmates (3 vacccinated adults and a child of 2 years, who
was unvaccinated at the time but vaccinated at once) escaped.
(115) Charlotte S., aged 27 years, vaccinated, sickened at 22,
Southesk Street, on February 16th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital
on February 20th, 1902. The source of infection was the unrecognised
case at the "Royal Oak," 13, Lingham Street, which infected also
George H. and Marie M. (vide Cases 99 and 100). Of the 4 inmates
of 22, Southesk Street, all vaccinated, 3 were re-vaccinated at once.
No secondary case arose.
(116) Georgina M., aged 54 years, vaccinated, of 11, Prima Road,
contracted Smallpox from an unrecognised case (George W.), living in
the same house, and was removed on February 21st, 1902, to Hospital,
where she died on March 1st, 1902. At the time that George W. was
suffering f'rom Smallpox, and mixing with others (a period of six weeks),
there were 8 inmates (all vaccinated and 3 re-vaccinated), and of these
Georgina M. was the only one to sicken.
(117-121) A series of 5 cases arose at 40, Camelia Street, Wandsworth
Road. The first to sicken (on February 16th, 1902) was Ada T., aged
34 years, unvaccinated, and she was removed on February 21st to
Hospital, where she died on March 4th, 1902, having 5 days previously
given birth in Hospital to a child (Constance T.), who died on March
12th, 1902, from Smallpox. The 3 following cases arose from Ada T. :
(a) George T., aged 31 years, vaccinated, sickened March 4th,
1902, removed March 7th, 1902, from 40 Camelia Street.
(b) Ada T., aged 4 years, vaccinated, sickened March 2nd, 1902,
removed March 6th, 1902, from 40 Camelia Street.
(c) Mary A. J., aged 20 years, vaccinated, sickened March 8th,
1902, removed March 11th, 1902, from 27 Camelia Street.
(122) Louisa M., aged 30 years, vaccinated, sickened at 51,
cial Road, where she lodged, on February 20th, 1902, and was
moved to Hospital on February 24th, 1902. Source of infection was not
traced.
(123) Jane L., aged 55 years, vaccinated, sickened February 18th,
1902, and was removed from 10, Riverhall Street, Wandsworth Road
(where she lodged), to Hospital on February 22nd, 1902. The source
of infection was not traced.
(124) Helen J., aged 29 years, vaccinated, contracted Smallpox at
her work in the city, and sickened on February 21st, 1902, at her
lodgings (24, Hercules Road), being removed on February 23rd, 1902
to Hospital, where she died on March 14th, 1902.
(125) F'rederick K., aged 25 years, vaccinated, sickened at 1, Bird
Street, Brook Street, Kennington, on February 16th, 1902, and was
moved to Hospital on February 22nd, 1902. He contracted the disease
whilst at work as a driver of a hearse, in which a Smallpox-infected
body was carried.