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have been an in-patient of Gravesend Infirmary, the last
three weeks he had been stopping at Pennyfields. He was
removed from the Seamen's Hospital on the 3rd April; he
stated he travelled by tram to the Tunnel, and again by
tram to the Hospital, where he was detained.
4.—A male, aged 32 years, Ford Road, was detained at
a Surgery in the Roman Road and removed suffering from
Small-pox on the 20th April. Patient had been to the
London Hospital, was placed in an isolation ward pending
making enquiries, as he was seen to have Small-pox, and
arrangements were about to be made for his removal, but
he made his escape.
The patient apparently in good health had returned home
from a Hospital in Bath on the 9th April, where he had
been an inmate for five weeks.
On the 15th April he became ill, rash appeared on the 17th
April, and as stated above, was removed on the 20th April,
so that he had been lying at home for six days suffering from
Small-pox.
In the same house living with him were his wife, a daughter
aged 16 years, and six unvaccinated children. These children
had been playing in the streets with other children, and
neighbours had been going in and out of the house.
Information was also given that a child aged 18 months,
was sent on the 18th April from Ford Road to Ellesmere
Road, Bethnal Green; notice was at once given to the
Bethnal Green Authorities.
The mother requested that the six unvaccinated children
should be vaccinated.
Another child aged 8 years, unvaccinated (making seven
in all) was brought into the Council's Shelter on the 21st
April from Chisenhale Road; he had been taken there on