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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(218) Samuel J., aged 23 years, vaccinated, contracted Smallpox in
the City, and sickened on April 6th, 1902, at 6, Lambert Road,
Brixton Hill, and was removed on April 9th, 1902, to Hospital, where
he died on April 13th, 1902. His wife and child (bom vaccinated)
did not contract the disease.
(219 and 220) Several cases of Smallpox arose from the Fleet
ing Works, Whitefriars Street, City, 2 sickening in Lambeth
Borough, as follows : (a) Robert H. J., aged 16 years, vaccinated, of 67
Somerleyton Road, sickening April 6th, 1902, removed April 10th,
1902 ; and (b) Edwin S., aged 57 years, vaccinated, of 29, Camberwell
New Road, sickening April 9th, 1902, removed April 12th, 1902. No
secondary case arose amongst the 11 inmates of these two houses (10
adults, of whom 8 had been re-vaccinated, and 1 a vaccinated child of
10 years).
(221-227) An unrecognised case of Smallpox ( a sailor) was living at
1, Bywell Cottages, Bird Street, Brook Street, Kennington, from March
24th, to April 8th, 1902, and during that time infected Daisy W., aged
6 years, unvaccinated, who sickened April 11th, 1902 and was
moved to Hospital on April 14th, 1902. There were 3 other inmates,
Henry W., aged 38 years (re-vaccinated), Margaret W., aged 32 years
(vaccinated), and Harry W., aged 14 years unvaccinated), but they
escaped the disease. From Daisy W., at 1, Bywell Cottages, the following
6 cases arose: —
(a) Alfred W. B., aged 6 years, unvaccinated, of 7, Bird Street,
sickened April 23rd, 1902, removed April 26th, 1902.
(b) Albert E. B., aged 26 years, vaccinated, sickened May 6th,
1902, removed May 8th, 1902.
(c) Kate P., aged 13 years, vaccinated, sickened May 6th, 1902,
removed May 9th, 1902.
(d) Nellie O'B., aged 36 years, vaccinated, of 14, Saunders Street,
sickened April 25th, 1902, removed April 29th, 1902.
(e) Jane O'B., aged 11 years, unvaccinated, sickened April 25th,
1902, removed April 28th, 1902.
(f) Elizabeth N., aged 29 years, vaccinated, sickened May 10th,
1902, removed May 14th, 1902.
(228-231) On April 16th, 1902, Henry T. T., aged 32 years,
ated, and Edith T., aged 4 years, unvaccinated, were removed to
Hospital, from 97, Sandmere Road, and Elizabeth T., aged 26 years,
vaccinated, from 137, Hubert's Grove, suffering from Smallpox
tracted at Raynes Park. Henry T. T., and his daughter (Edith),
sickened on April 10th, 1902, and Elizabeth T. (Edith's aunt) two days
later. Elizabeth T. gave birth to a child (Daisy E. T.) three days
fore removal to Hospital, i.e., on April 13th, 1902, and this child
sickened with Smallpox on April 20th, 1902, and was on April 23rd,
1902, removed to Hospital, where she died on April 27th, 1902.
(232 Bertram E. F., aged 29 years, vaccinated, contracted Smallpox
at his work in the City, and sickened April 11th, 1902, at 66, Kellett
Road, Brixton, being removed to Hospital on April 16th, 1902. His
wife (re-vaccinated) and 2 children (both vaccinated) escaped the
disease.
(233 and 234) Harry H., aged 36 years, unvaccinated, contracted
Smallpox from a fellow worker (on the water mains in Wandsworth