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(172) Florence G. C., aged 30 years, vaccinated, visited North-west
London on February 23rd, 1902, and contracted Smallpox, sickening
14 days afterwards, viz., on March 9th, 1902, at 68, Elm Park,
ton, and being removed to Hospital on March 13th, 1902. No
ary case arose amongst the other 6 inmates, who were all re-vaccinated
at once.
(173) Daisy H., aged 22 years, vaccinated, caught the Smallpox at
the Crystal Palace, and sickened at 9, Woodland Road, on March 5th,
1902, but was, on account of the nature of the disease not being
nised, not removed to Hospital until March 12th, 1902. A troupe of
3 acrobats were living in the house at the time, and one (vaccinated)
went to Portsmouth and sickened there, and the other two (both
ated) wen to Birmingham, where one sickened.
(174) John N., aged 17 years, unvaccinated, contracted Smallpox in
Stepney Borough in the course of his work (errand boy), and sickened
at his lodgings (2, Finck Street) on March 11th, 1902, being removed
to Hospital on March 14th, 1902.
(175) Amelia J., aged 63 years, vaccinated, had been an inmate in
the Lambeth Workhouse Infirmary for the past 2 months with fractured
shoulder (accident happened January 20th, 1902), and on March 13th,
1902, developed Smallpox, which must have been brought to her by
a visitor, and was removed on March 15th, 1902, to Hospital, where
she died on March 31st, 1902. The 23 patients, who were in the same
ward, were, with 4 exceptions, at once re-vaccinated, and no secondary
case occurred.
(176-183) Alfred P., aged 9 years, unvaccinated, of 2 Garden
tages, Newburn Street, sickened March 13th, 1902, and was removed
to Hospital March 16th, 1902. The source of infection was not
covered. The 2 other inmates of 2, Garden Cottages (both adults and
vaccinated) escaped the disease. In the same neighbourhood (9,
ney Street), another case was discoverd, but its source, too, could not
be traced—Elizabeth B., aged 37 years, vaccinated, who sickened
March 16th, 1902, but was not removed to Hospital until March 25th,
1902, with the result that 6 further cases arose from this centre, viz.:
(a) Elizabeth B., aged 19 years, vaccinated, sickened March 31st,
1902, removed April 3rd, 1902.
(b) Constance B., aged 11 years, vaccinated, sickened April 3rd,
1902, removed April 5th, 1902.
(c) James A., aged 11 years, vaccinated, living next door (11,
Courtney Street), sickened April 1st, 1902, removed April 5th,
1902.
(d) James A., aged 35 years, vaccinated, living at 11, Courtney
Street, sickened April 19th, 1902, removed April 23rd, 1902.
(e) John E., aged 40 years, vaccinated, living at Vauxhall
bers, who visited 9, Courtney Street, on March 22nd, 1902,
sickened April 4th, 1902, removed April 8th, 1902.
(f) Frederick E. N., aged 26 years, vaccinated, living at 58,
ney Street, sickened April 14th, 1902, and removed on April
17th, 1902, to Hospital, where he died on April 28th, 1902.
(184-190) A series of 7 cases arose from Beatrice M. S., aged 7
years, unvaccinated, who sickened at 49, Comrie Road, Bedford Road,
on March 10th, 1902, and was removed on March 15th, 1902, to