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(146) Isabella M., aged 24 years, vaccinated, sickened at 138,
ford Street, on March 2nd, 1902, and was removed to Hospital on
March 7th, 1902, having caught her disease whilst at work as a
maid. 138, Stamford Street, was a "home" (or club), at which 33
barmaids, engaged in different parts of London, resided. All had been
recently re-vaccinated except Isabella M., and she contracted Smallpox.
(147) Caroline O., aged 50 years, vaccinated, sickened at 15,
sno Street, on March 3rd, 1902, 14 days after being visited by her son
(Lewis O.), who left the Smallpox Ships on February 16th, 1902,
having been removed there from North London. Caroline O. was
removed to Hospital on March 6th, 1902.
(148) Samuel C., aged 55 years, vaccinated, contracted Smallpox at
his business in the City, sickened on March 4th, 1901, at 105, Clapham
Road (his private house), and was removed to Hospital on March 7th,
1902. No other case occurred amongst the 4 inmates, who were all
re-vaccinated at once.
(149) Gustavus A., aged 34 years, vaccinated, sickened on March
5th, 1902, at 41, The Grove, and was removed on March 7th,
1902, to the Hospital, where he died on March 13th, 1902. He
tracted the disease from his wife, who returned from the Smallpox
Hospital on February 14th, 1902, having an abscess under her left arm,
such abscess bursting on February 22nd, 1902 (vide cases 12-23).
(150) Louisa T., aged 59 years, vaccinated, sickened March 5th,
1902, and was removed to Hospital on March 7th, 1902, having contracted
her disease from an unrecognised case (Julius P.) in the same
house, who died from malignant Smallpox, mistaken at the time for,
and certified as, "purpura hœmorrhagica."
(151-154) Doris C., aged 6 years, unvaccinated, of 4, Oakley
ings, Oakley Street, caught the Smallpox whilst standing near the
ambulance-brougham, when Julia Mc F., suffering from Smallpox, was
being removed on February 17th, 1902, from 61, Oakley Street (see
case 109). Doris C. sickened 13 days afterwards, viz., on March 2nd,
1902, and was removed to Hospital on March 8th, 1902. From Doris
C. 3 other cases arose, as follows: —
(a) Benjamin C. (father), aged 25 years, vaccinated, sickened
March 14th, 1902, removed March 18th, 1902.
(b) Mary A. C. (mother), aged 23 years, vaccinated, sickened
March 15th, 1902, removed March 18th 1902.
(c) Thomas P. (friend living at 37, Tanswell Street), aged 8 years,
unvaccinated, sickened March 16th, 1902, removed March 18th,
1902.
(155 and 156) Charles W., aged 29 years, vaccinated, contracted
Smallpox at work (carman), and sickened at 18 Juxon Street, on March
7th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital on March 9th, 1902. He infected
his wife, Martha W., aged 30 years, who sickened March 22nd,
1902, and was removed March 24th, 1902.
(157-159) Walter K., aged 8 years, unvaccinated, contracted Smallpox
from some unknown source, sickening at 16, Magee Street, on
March 3rd, 1902, and being removed to Hospital on March 9th, 1902.
Two other cases arose from this source, (a) direct, Philip B., living at
9, Clarence Street, Jeffrey's Road, aged 36 years, vaccinated,
ing March 12th, 1902, and being removed March 17th, 1902; and (b)