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Infectious diseases.
Smallpox During 1920, 19 cases of smallpox occurred within the Administrative County, and 51 cases were
notified within the area of greater London, mainly in East Ham and West Ham. In addition, seven
cases occurred on board vessels arriving in the Port of London and were removed to the Port of London
Authority's Smallpox Hospital at Denton. It will be convenient to divide the London cases into groups
and for the purpose of classification two Port of London cases (Group IV.) are also included in the following
table:—
Probable origin
Initials of
case, age
and sex.
Address.
Dates of
Bash.
Removal to
hospital.
Remarks.
I.—Probably
abroad
H.Y. (20 m.)
3rd London Gen.
Hosp. Wandsworth
3rd Jan.
6th Jan.
Patient was an orderly in the hospital
and had assisted at a post-mortem
examination on an officer who died
just before Christmas. This officer
left Calais on 24th Nov., 1919, and
was transferred from Netley Hospital
to the 3rd London General Hospital
on 13 th Dec.
Sgt. J.(52
m.)
,,
5th Jan.
8 th Jan.
Also assisted as above. This case was
seen by Dr. Wanklyn.
II.—S.S.Deranha
E.F. (20 f.)
248, St. Leonard'sroad,
Poplar
10th Feb.
14th Feb.
Patient was employed at Bell Wharf
(Poplar) in sorting linen from S.S.
Devanha on which smallpox had
occurred. Patient died 17th Feb.
A. P. (22 f.)
250, St. Leonard'sroad
23rd Feb.
24th Feb.
Sister-in-law of E.F. Seen by Dr.
Wanklyn.
A.F. (47 f.)
200, St. Leonard'sroad
25th Feb.
20th Feb.
Mother of A.P. Nursed E.F. during
illness. Re-vaccinated 17th Feb. after
many days in contact with E.F.
H.S. (64 m.)
248, St. Leonard'sroad
28th Feb.
29th Feb.
Same house as E.F. (refused re-vaccination).
J.H. (45 m.)
15, Rook-street,
Poplar
29th Feb.
1st Mar.
Driver of borough council's disinfecting
van. He removed articles from 248,
St. Leonard's-road. Refused revaccination.
M.A.S. (40
f.)
9, Bartlett-street,
Poplar
1st Mar.
1st Mar.
Patient worked at Bell Wharf where
linen from S.S. Devanha was stored.
III—Probably
connected
with Group
II.
F.J. (24 m.)
73, East Ferryroad,
Poplar
6th Mar.
9th Mar.
Patient was in Balham 14 days before
rash appeared, but no origin of infection
traced. Case seen by Dr.
Wanklyn.
D.J. (3 f.)
73, East Ferryroad,
Poplar
18th-19th
Mar.
19th Mar.
Daughter of F.J., vaccinated primarily
11th Mar.
Mrs. J. (25
f.)
73, East Ferryroad
After removal
to
hospital
19th Mar.
Wife of F.J. Re-vaccinated 11th Mar.
IV.—Probably
Erith
A.L. (52 m.)
09, Christian-street
Stepney
About
13th Mar.
17th Mar.
Patient was a seaman on S.S. Surf.
This vessel was in the Thames off
Erith (where smallpox had occurred)
at the probable date of infection of
patient (20th Feb.). The vessel lay
at Plymouth 12th-10th Mar. Patient
left ship on 10th Mar. (in an infectious
condition) and travelled by train to
London. He attended Seamen's
Hospital on 17th Mar. and was found
to have smallpox.
L.L. (40 f.)
69, Christian-street,
Stepnev
28th Mar.
29th Mar.
Wife of A.L.
L.L. (45 m.)
S.S. Surf, Port of
London
29th Mar.
30th Mar.
(Denton
Hosp.,
Gravesend)
Probably infected by A.L. The S.S.
Surf landed a case of smallpox at
Barry and all the men except four
were re-vaccinated before the ship
left Barry for London. Patient was
one of the four who refused vaccination.
Case proved fatal.
E.D.(34 m.)
S.S. Surf, Port of
London
31st Mar.
1st April
(Denton
Hosp.,
Gravesend)
This man was one of the four who refused
vaccination at Barry.
V.—(? Erith)
J.W. (45 m.)
57, Cordite-street,
Woolwich
25th Mar.
27th Mar.
Patient worked at Erith where there
wero cases of smallpox. Patient's
daughter worked in Silvertown in next
office to a smallpox patient from West
Ham. Patient's workmate was father
of a smallpox patient in Erith.