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Smallpox. Her daughter (Katherine B.), aged 1 year, unvaccinated,
caught the disease from her mother, sickened May 16th, 1902, and was
removed with her mother on May 21st, 1902, to Hospital, where she
died on May 26th, 1902. Elizabeth B.'s mother sickened with Smallpox
on May 3rd, 1902, at a house in Camberwell Borough, and it is
able that she and her daughter contracted the disease from the same
source, which, however, could not be traced. The husband (George B.,
aged 29 years, vaccinated) escaped the disease.
(284-290) A series of 5 cases arose from 154 Tyers Street, whence
Louisa I'., aged 35 years, vaccinated, and her daughter (Florence
E. P.), aged 4 months, unvaccinated, were removed on May 19th,
1902, to Hospital, where Florence E. P. died on May 20th, 1902. They
both sickened on the same day, i.e., May 15th, 1902, and probably contracted
the disease from the same source, which, however, was not
traced. There were living in the house at the time 15 inmates (5 adults
and 10 children under 12 years of age), all vaccinated, and of these 2
caught the disease, viz. : —
(a) Edith F. P., aged 4 years, vaccinated, sickened May 31st, 1902,
removed June 2nd, 1902 .
(b) Henry J. G., aged 36 years, vaccinated, sickened May 28th,
1902, reomved May 31st, 1902.
In addition, two persons living next door (152 Tyers Street), and one
living at 25 Vauxhall. Mansions, also caught the disease from this
same source, viz. : —
(a) Elizabeth J. L., aged 30 years, vaccinated, sickened May 27th,
1902, removed June 1st, 1902.
(b) Herbert F. I.., aged 31 years, vaccinated, sickened May 27th,
1902, removed June 1st 1902.
(c) Edgar M., aged 27 years, vaccinated, sickened May 28th,
1902, removed June 1st 1902.
(291) Ezrie E., aged 35 years, unvaccinated, of 162, Newington Butts,
caught the disease from some source unknown, sickened May 18th,
1902, and was on May 20th, 1902, removed to Hospital, where he died
on May 31st, 1902. The 8 other inmates (3 adults and 5 children
under 12 years of age), all vaccinated, were re-vaccinated at once, and
not one caught the disease.
(292) Julia W., aged 44 years, vaccinated, of 67 Heyford Avenue,
sickened May 18th, 1902, and was removed to Hospital on May 21st,
1902. The source of the infection could not be traced. The 4 other
inmates (all vaccinated) escaped, 3 being re-vaccinated at once.
(293 and 294) The source of infection was not satisfactorily traced in
connection with the two following cases: (a) Benjamin B., aged 38
years, vaccinated, sickening on May 18th, 1902, at 8 Lapford Place,
Tyers' Street, and being removed May 23rd, 1902; and (b) Frederick
M., aged 21 years, vaccinated, sickening on May 22nd, 1902, at 114
Prince's Road, and being removed May 24th, 1902. Of the 18 inmates
(8 adults and 10 children under 12 years of age), all vaccinated, of the
two houses at the time of the outbreaks, not one sickened.
(295-302) In connection with an unrecognised Smallpox case (Thomas
J. P.), who sickened May 6th, 1902, but was not removed to Hospital
from a house in Battersea Borough until May 11th, 1902, during which