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Lambeth 1902

Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1902

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Hospital, where she died on March 17th, 1902. Before being removed
to Hospital, Beatrice M. S. was visited on March 10th, 1902, by her
aunt, Georgina K., aged 32 years, vaccinated, living at 62, Branksome
Road, who sickened March 22nd, 1902, but, on account of the true
nature of the disease not being at first discovered, was not removed to
Hospital until April 2nd, 1902, with the result that the four other inmates
(all unvaccinated), sharing the same room, caught the disease,
viz. : —
(a) Minnie K., aged 8 years, unvaccinated, sickened April 8th,
1902, removed April 10th, 1902.
(b) Harry K., aged 5 years, unvaccinated, sickened April 8th, 1902,
removed April 10th, 1902.
(c) James K., aged 31 years, unvaccinated, sickened April 12th,
1902, removed April 14th, 1902.
(d) Frederick K., aged 7 months, unvaccinated, sickened April 12th,
1902, removed April 14th, 1902.
An unvaccinated man (Stephen James B.) living in the same house,
aged 34 years, also caught the disease from the same source, sickening
April 10th, 1902, and being removed to Hospital April 12th, 1902.
At the time of the outbreak at 49, Comrie Road, 7 young children (all
vaccinated except one) were living in the house, and not one sickened.
Beatrice M. S. caught the disease from 36, Ellerslie Road, whence 2
cases of Smallpox were removed on February 26th, 1902 (vide cases
132-133).
(191-194) Another series of 4 cases arose at 7, Leman Place, Albert
Embankment, from a Battersea case (James F., aged 42 years,
ated), who was removed from Hurley Road Relief Station on March
17th, 1902, sickening March 14th, 1902. James F. visited once (on
March 9th, 1902) 7, Leman Place, where his married sister lived, with
the result that the following 4 inmates contracted Smallpox, and were
removed to Hospital on March 27th, 1902: —
(a) Margaret F., aged 15 years, vaccinated, sickened March 22nd,
1902.
(b) William F., aged 11 years, vaccinated, sickened March 22nd,
1902.
(c) Martha F., aged 9 years, unvaccinated, sickened March 22nd,
1902.
(d) Elizabeth F., aged 12 years, vaccinated, sickened March 22nd,
1902.
The father and mother (both re-vaccinated) alone escaped the disease.
At the time of the outbreak there were living in the same Court (Leman
Place), in the other 7 houses, 22 adults (all vaccinated and 4 revaccinated
at once) and 20 children under 12 years of age (all
vaccinated except 5, who were vaccinated at once). No other case
occurred.
(195-197) Dinah B., aged 19 years, vaccinated, had a mild
nised attack of Smallpox, at 61, Hackford Road, Brixton, sickening
February 28th, 1902, and not being removed to Hospital until April
3rd, 1902. Dinah B. was a nurse at the time, living in a flat with
Mr. and Mrs. R. (both vaccinated) and Alfred R., aged 8 months (un-
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