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SMALL-POX.
A case of Small-pox occurred in a man aged 23 years, a Swede, and
removed from the Dispensary of the Seamen's Institute in Jeremiah
Street.
The patient had been living in a seamen's lodging-house in Pennyfields.
He was one of the crew of the s.s. "Tomoana," from New Zealand, which
called at Barcelona on 4th April, having touched at Las Palmas, and
arrived at Barry on 11th April. Patient went on shore at Barcelona, but
not at Las Palmas. Patient slept in Cardiff on the night of the 11th, but
could not describe where, and arrived in London on the 12th April.
Patient was vaccinated in infancy, and the case was one of modified
Small-pox—Varioloid. The case was removed and kept under observation
at South Wharf from 20th to 23rd April, and then removed to the Smallpox
Hospital.
The Medical Officer of the Barry Port Sanitary Authority was
immediately informed by telegram of the case.
The Dispensary at Jeremiah Street was without delay disinfected,
and the necessary disinfection was forthwith carried out at the seamen's
lodging-house in Pennyfields, the inmates, 16 in number, were vaccinated,
and 6 of them went to the Council's Shelter and had baths and their
clothes disinfected. Three other contacts were also vaccinated.
A male, a seaman on the lightship " Girdler," lying off Margate, was
reported on June 23rd to be suffering from Small-pox, and was removed
to the hospital of the Port of London Sanitary Authority at Denton.
The patient had been living at Montreal Buildings up till the morning
of June the 15th, and had been working at Trinity Wharf. He was revaccinated
three years ago.
Upon the receipt of this information the premises and contents
thereof were immediately disinfected.
On June 25th the patient was reported by the Medical Officer of
Health for the Port of London Sanitary Authority to be suffering from
Chicken-pox and not Small-pox.