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The Public Vaccinator and the Vaccination Officer were also
notified, and in many instances re-vaccination was carried out.
In the case at the Common lodging-house, the Medical Officer
of the London County Council was immediately notified of the
fact.
As far as possible contacts were kept under observation.
With such precautions and active steps there is no doubt the
repetition of the out-break of the disease such as there was in
the years 1901 and 1902 was prevented.
It will be seen that three of the above cases died, Nos. 15, 25,
and 36.
The Committee considered a reference from the Council on the
subject of the maintenance in their own homes of small pox
contacts.
It was pointed out to the Council that the Local Government
Board would be prepared to sanction maintenance of contacts in
their own homes only in cases in which the Medical Officer advised
that it was essential. The Committee were of opinion the matter
should be left to the discretion of the Medical Officer of Health
in each case, and recommended the Council: "That the maintenance
of small-pox contacts in their own homes be left to the
absolute discretion of the Medical Officer of Health."
A man, aged 40 years, of Teviot Street, was notified as suffering
from small-pox. He was removed to the South Wharf on the
24th March, and detained there under observation until the
31st March, when he was returned home as not suffering from that
complaint, or any other notifiable disease.
NOTIFICATION OF CHICKEN POX AND DIAGNOSIS
OF DOUBTFUL CASES OF SMALL POX.
The London County Council resolved and ordered that section
55 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, with respect to the
notification of infectious diseases should apply in the