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The patient was found to be suffering from a mild discrete form
of small-pox; he had been well vaccinated in infancy, but not
since.
On the ICth and 18th of February the negro rerftoved from the
Poplar Hospital (on the 18th February) had visited the institute.
I was informed that at the institute there were other patients
with spots on them, and they were considered to be suffering from
chicken-pox, and in fact these cases were notified to me as suffering
from chicken-pox during the afternoon.
I visited the institute and examined three patients, who, in my
opinion, were suffering from small-pox.
(5) Female, aged 36 years, assistant in the bar of the Common
lodging-house, vaccinated in infancy; confluent case of small-pox,
removed on the 4th March.
(6) Male, aged 20 years, porter, an exceedingly benign case of
small-pox, well vaccinated in infancy; removed 4th March.
(7) Male, aged 17 years, inmate of Common lodging-house, very
mild benign case, well vaccinated in infancy; removed on the
4th March.
(S) Male, aged 24 years, Castor Street, stated to have been
vaccinated in infancy. No history as to the origin of disease.
Removed 5th March.
(9) Male, aged 27 years, Lower North Street, a seaman, who had
been in and out of the Common lodging-house mentioned above;
removed 6th March.
(10) March 10th. Male, aged 59 years, moved from the London
Hospital, but gave an address of a seamen's lodging house in
King Street.
Enquiries were made at all the Seamen's lodging and Common
lodging-houses, but he was not known, and as the address given
was on the borders of Stepney, the Medical Officer of Health for
that Borough was communicated with.