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indirect, Stanley T. L., aged 14 days, unvaccinated, living at 28,
Clayton Street, Kennington Road, sickening March 17th, 1902, and
being removed March 21st, 1902.
(160) Denham M., aged 28 years, vaccinated, sickened at 6,
daunt Street, on March 5th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital on
March 9th, 1902. Source of infection was not traced, though he may
have contracted the disease whilst at work (S.E.R. works). The other
6 inmates (3 adults and 3 children under 12 years), all vaccinated, and
re-vaccinated at once, escaped.
(161 and 162) Mary V., aged 25 years, vaccinated, sickened with
Smallpox at 86, Harleyford Road, Vauxhall, on March 6th, 1902, and
was removed to Hospital on March 11th, 1902, after she had infected
3 out of the 4 other inmates occupying the same room (all adults and
vaccinated), viz. :—(a) Sarah D., aged 27 years, vaccinated, sickened
March 22nd, 1902, removed March 24th, 1902 ; and (b) two other cases
(both vaccinated), removed from Westminster, where they had recently
removed.
(163 and 164) Samuel B., a decorator, living at 33, Tower Street,
Waterloo Road, aged 29 years, vaccinated, contracted Smallpox whilst
stripping the paper from the walls of an infected room in Southwark
Borough (155, Union Road), whence a case of Smallpox (E. D.) had
been removed on February 1st, 1902. He sickened March 6th, 1902,
and was removed to Hospital on March 11th, 1902. Samuel B. infected
Beatrice F., living in the same house, aged 11 years, vaccinated,
sickening March 23rd, 1902, and being removed March 25th, 1902.
(165) Thomas W. C., aged 15 years, vaccinated, sickened at 10,
Wootten Place, on March 8th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital on
March 11th, 1902. He contracted his disease whilst at work as a
van-boy, "St. James' Gazette" Office, City. No secondary case arose
amongst the 4 inmates (2 vaccinated adults and 2 children under 12
years, one re-vaccinated and the other unvaccinated).
(166-171) The sources of infection in the following 6 cases could not
be traced : —
(a) Alice C. J., aged 44 years, vaccinated, 31, Combermere Road,
sickened March 6th, 1902, removed March 12th, 1902.
(b) Elizabeth D., aged 38 years, vaccinated, 18½, Little Thomas
Street, sickened March 16th, 1902, removed March 19th, 1902,
to Hospital, where she died March 24th, 1902.
(c) James B., aged 7 years, unvaccinated, 37 Burdett Buildings,
sickened March 16th, 1902, removed March 19th, 1902.
(d) Gladys A., aged 9 years, unvaccinated, 197, Warham Street,
sickened March 19th, 1902, removed March 22nd, 1902.
(e) Alice M. A., aged 30 years, vaccinated, 139, Waterloo Road,
sickened March 21st, 1902, removed March 23rd, 1902.
(f) Mary S., aged 40 years, vaccinated, 6, Burdett Street, sickened
March 28th, 1902, removed March 31st, 1902 to Hospital,
where he died April 9th, 1902.
In connection with the above 6 cases, no further case occurred amongst
the inmates of the infected tenements or houses (12 adults, all
ated, and 7 re-vaccinated, and 15 children under 12 years of age, all
vaccinated and 2 re-vaccinated).