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 1903
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(9-30) At 12, Spring Gardens, Vauxhall, an unrecognised case of Smallpox
(adult male) occurred, being treated for Chicken-pox for a period of 3
weeks (June 26th to July 17th, 1903). To this unrecognised centre, the
following cases were traced:—
(a) Elizabeth M., aged 32 years, vaccinated in infancy, of 11, Leopold
Street, who sickened July 20th, 1903, and was removed to Hospital
on July 28th, 1903.
(b) Annie W., aged 28 years, vaccinated in infancy, of 105, Wickham
Street, who sickened July 28th, 1903, and was removed to Hospital on
July 31st 1903, after infecting Thomas K., aged 20 years, vaccinated
in infancy, living in the same house, who sickened, August 12th,
1903, and was removed to Hospital on August 14th 1803, after
infecting, in his turn, his cousin (George M.), aged 18 years,
vaccinated in infancy, living at 2, Lilac Place, where he sickened
August 27th, 1903, and whence he was removed to Hospital on
August 29th, 1903.
(c) William P., aged 20 years, vaccinated in infancy, living at 93,
Vauxhall Mansions, Glasshouse Street, who sickened July 27th,
1903, and was removed to Hospital on August 1st, 1903.
William P., infected (I.) James D., aged 14 years, vaccinated in infancy,
living at 37, Vauxhall Mansions, who sickened August 9th, 1903, and was
removed to Hospital on August 13th, 1903, and James D., in his turn, infected
the following:—
(a) Ellen D. (sister), aged 11 years, unvaccinated, sickened August
19th, 1903, removed to Hospital August 22nd, 1903.
(b) William D. (brother), aged 9 years, unvaccinated, sickened August
23rd, 1903, removed to Hospital August 25th, 1903.
(c) Thomas D. (brother), aged 16 years, unvaccinated, sickened August
22nd, 1903, removed to Hospital August 25th, 1903.
(d) Julia Edith D. (mother), aged 32 years, vaccinated in infancy,
sickened August 25th, 1903, removed to Hospital September 1st,
1903, after infecting Agnes G., aged 34 years, vaccinated in infancy,
who sickened September 9th, 1903, and was removed to Hospital
on September 13th, 1903.
(e) Annie Edith D. (sister), aged 5 years, unvaccinated, sickened
August 25th, 1903, removed to Hospital September 1st. 1903, after
infecting:—
(1.) Harry K., aged 34 years, vaccinated in infancy, living at
38, Vauxhall Mansions, who sickened September 13th, 1903,
and was removed to Hospital on September 15th, 1903.
(2.) Rose Emma B , aged 14 years, unvaccinated, living at 19,
Goda Street, who sickened September 14th, 1903, and was
removed to Hospital on September 17th, 1903.
(3.) Emma K, aged 4 years, unvaccinated, living at 38,
Vauxhall Mansions, who sickened September 17th, 1903, and
was removed to Hospital on September 19th, 1903.
(II.) Jane Elizabeth C., aged 18 years, vaccinated in infancy, of 3, Spring
Gardens, Vauxhall, who sickened August 13th, 1903, and was removed to
Hospital on August 15th, 1903, after having infected:—
(a) Edward Wm. S., aged 3 years, unvaccinated, living at 7, Spring
Gardens, who sickened September 3rd, 1903, and was removed on
September 6th. 1903 to Hospital, where he died on September,
13th, 1903.