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The persons notified out of the s.s. "Serger" and the s.s.
"Adler" were not known at the addresses given, and as there is
a street of a similar name in the Borough of Stepney the information
was forwarded on and the Port Sanitary Authority communicated
with.
Notice, dated 13th September, was received from the Port of
London Medical Officer of a passenger coming into the Poplar
District from Bremen by the s.s. "Schwalbe."
Notice was received on the 22nd September from the Medical
Officer of the Port of London of a passenger coming into the
Poplar District by the s.s. "Olivia" from Hamburg.
On 20th October notice was received from the Commandant,
Discharge Depot, Gosport, of a soldier proceeding to the Poplar
District from the s.s. "Galeka," on which vessel a case of Smallpox
had occurred on 1st October. This person was stated to have
been vaccinated on or about 1st October.
On 21st October notice was received from the Port of London
Medical Officer of 35 passengers proceeding to the Poplar District
from the s.s. "Galeka," on which vessel, as stated above, a case
of Small-pox had occurred. Three of these passengers were not
found in Poplar, but were traced to other districts. All these
passengers were stated to have been vaccinated during the voyage.
Information was also received from the Boroughs of Bethnal
Green and Hackney on 23rd and 24th October respectively, of a
man proceeding to the Poplar District, who had been notified to
them by the Medical Officer of the Port of London in error. He
came with the other passengers mentioned above, from the s.s.
"Galeka," and was stated to have been vaccinated during the
voyage.
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