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(318 and 319) Elizabeth M., aged 34 years, vaccinated, sickened with
Smallpox at Ramsgate, on June 9th, 1902, her rash appearing on June
11th, 1902. The disease was diagnosed as Erythema, and Elizabeth
M., together with her husband and two children (all vaccinated), was
allowed to travel on June 12th to London, where they stayed for the
night at 166, Westminster Bridge Road (a Coffee-house). She was
moved on June 13th, 1902, to Hospital, where she died on June 15th,
1902. Her husband and her two children, aged 9 and 11 years
spectively, escaped the disease, but another inmate of the coffee-house
who attended upon her sickened June 25th, 1902, and was removed to
Hospital on June 27th, 1902. Her name was Sarah S., aged 25 years,
and vaccinated.
(320) Mary A. L., aged 33 years, vaccinated, contracted Smallpox
at Chingford, and sickened at 8 Arlingford Road, on June 11th, 1902,
being removed to Hospital on June 14th, 1902. Of the 3 other inmates
(1 adult, re-vaccinated, and 2 children, vaccinated), not one sickened.
(321-323) The source of infection could not be traced in connection
with the two following cases.—
(a) Robert S., aged 30 years, vaccinated, living at 17 Chancellor
Road, West Dulwich, sickened June 10th, 1902, removed June
14th, 1902.
(b) Amelia C., aged 37 years, vaccinated, living at 89 Lollard
Street, sickened June 12th, 1902, removed to Hospital June
17th, 1902. From this case arose another, viz., Edward A.
J. C. (husband), aged 43 years, vaccinated, who sickened June
30th, 1902, and was removed July 3rd, 1902.
(324-330) Nellie S., aged 3 years, unvaccinated, sickened with Smallpox
on June 1st, 1902, but the disease was treated as Chickenpox for
a period of 3 weeks in a 2-roomed cottage (4 Sun Court), in which
there were at the time 4 other inmates (3 adults, vaccinated, and 1 child
of 10 years of age, unvaccinated), all of whom caught the disease,
except a boy of 14 years of age, vaccinated, as follows:—
(a) Willie S. (brother), 10 years, unvaccinated, sickened June 15th,
1902, removed June 20th, 1902.
(b) Emily S. (mother), aged 38 years, vaccinated, sickened June
13th, 1902, removed June 20th, 1902.
(c) Henry J. S. (father), aged 42 years, vaccinated, sickened June
16th, 1902, removed June 20th, 1902.
Nellie S. was removed to Hospital on June 20th, 1902, along with the
rest of the family who had caught the disease from her, and the source
of Nellie S.'s contagium was not traced. Sun Court is a small court
containing 4 cottages, with 23 inhabitants, 13 adults (all vaccinated) and
10 children under 12 years of age (7 vaccinated and 3 unvaccinated), and
of these 2 contracted the disease, viz. : —
(a) Gordon H., aged 14 years, vaccinated, living at 2, Sun Court,
sickened June 20th, 1902, removed June 24th, 1902.
(b) Mary M. T., aged 23 years, vaccinated, living at 3 Sun Court,
sickened June 17th, 1902, removed June 23rd, 1902.
A child (Helen R.), aged 12 years, vaccinated, who was accustomed to
play in the Court, but who lived at 120 Denmark Hill (a shop situated
at the corner of the Court), sickened on June 17th, 1902, being
moved on June 21st, 1902.