Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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CASES OF SMALL POX
End Old Town.
| Condition as to Vaccination. | Date of Notification. | If removed to Hospital. | Remarks as to Cause, etc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not known | Feb. 4 | Yes | Had been staying at Leytonstone, where patient was taken ill. |
| Vaccinated | No doubt caught from previous case. | ||
| Vaccinated | July 22 | Works at Southwark Bridge Road. Several cases occurred in S. A. shelters in Southwark. | |
| ,, 25 | Visited London Music Hall on the 12th inst. | ||
| Unvaccinated | One child in house unvaccinated. Two vaccinated. | ||
| Vaccinated | Works at Fenchurch Street. Two children, both vaccinated. | ||
| Works at Bell Foundry,Whitechapel. Close to S. A. shelter. | |||
| ,, | Three children, all vaccinated. Works at Hackney Road. | ||
| Two children in house, all vaccinated. Works at Eastcheap. | |||
| Tramp. House shut up. | |||
| ,, | Six children in house, all vaccinated. Works at Goswell Road. | ||
| No children in house. Probably contracted disease at London Hospi tal. | |||
| ,, | ,, | No children in house. Works at Engineers, Whitechapel. | |
| ,, | Three children, all vaccinated. Clerk at Old Change. | ||
| ,, | All vaccinated in house. Employed in the City. | ||
| Unvaccinated | Three children, all vaccinated. Works at Minories. | ||
| Vaccinated | ,, 27 | ,, | Works in Yalford Street, Whitechapel Cause, probably among workpeople. |
| ,, | Works at Brass Foundry, Commercial Road. | ||
| ,, 30 | Four children in house, all vac. Works in Friday Street, City. | ||
| Unvaccinated | All in house vaccinated. | ||
| not known | One child in house vaccinated. | ||
| Vaccinated | Four children in house, vaccinated. Probably caught disease at Swimming Bath, Whitechapel. | ||
| ,, 31 | Four children in house, all vac. | ||
| Unvaccinated | Aug. 2 | Second case in the house. |