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of the firemen on 27th March. The soldier did not arrive at the address
given and the Commandant was so informed. The Commandant replied,
giving the address.
Notice was received on 28th April from the Port Medical Officer,
Southampton, of a sailor proceeding to the Poplar district from the
R.M.S. "Avon," on which vessel a case of smallpox had occurred. The
case was landed at Vigo on 23rd April. The sailor did not arrive at the
address given, and the Port Medical Officer was so informed. The notice
in the first place had been sent to the City of Westminster, but was
forwarded to Poplar.
On the 18th May notice was received from the Medical Officer of the
Port of London that one of the crew was proceeding to the Poplar
district from the s.s. "Macedonia" from Bombay, on which vessel a case
of smallpox had occurred. He was kept under observation.
On 12th June notice was received from the Commandant, Discharge
Depot, Gosport, of a soldier proceeding to the Poplar district from the
s.s. "Avondale Castle," on which vessel a case of scarlet fever had
occurred. The person was not known at the address given, and upon
communicating with the Commandant it was subsequently ascertained the
soldier was proceeding to the Borough of Lewisham. The Medical
Officer for that district was duly informed of the facts on the 17th June.
Notices were received on 22nd June from the Southampton Port
Medical Officer of two persons proceeding to the Poplar district from the
R.M.S. "Avon," on which vessel a case of smallpox had occurred. The
case was landed at Lisbon on 17th June.
Further notice was received from the Port Medical Officer of
Southampton on 26th June that another person was proceeding from the
above-mentioned vessel to Poplar.
Not one of the three cases mentioned above arrived at the addresses
given, and the Port Medical Officer of Southampton was so informed.
On 1st October two notices were received from the Port Medical
Officer for London of eight passengers from the s.s. "Zara" (7) and
s.s. "Schwan" (1), from Riga, and Russia via Bremen, respectively,
proceeding to addresses in Poplar.
Notice was also received from the Medical Officer of Health of the
London County Council in regard to the passenger from the s.s. "Schwan,"
mentioned above. All were traced and reported to be in good health.