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and died on October 3rd. There is evidence of his having
been attacked with shivering on the way to London,
when he was affected by incipient symptoms of the
malady, which he clearly brought from Paris. The ceiling
of this room was lime-whited, and the room newly papered
and cleansed.
An infant, aet 11 days, unvaccinated, died from smallpox
in Churton Place on November 2nd. The mother
was confined on October 23rd, small-pox appeared in her
case on October 25th, the infant sickened and died on
November 2nd. Mr. Cooke, the medical attendant, could
not account in any way for the mother having the disease.
Another child, unvaccinated, in the same house, was vaccinated
forthwith.
A child died from natural small-pox in Westmoreland
Street on November 23rd. It appeared that the father,
prejudiced against vaccination, had lately brought his
family to London. It was alleged that one of the boys,
aged 12, had sat near other children in St. Michael's
Schools, who had just recovered from small-pox, and
that he subsequently became infected. When convalescent
he visited his brother in the Westminster Hospital,
who had been admitted there for hip-disease. The
latter was attacked with the malady as well as the mother,
and a boy aged nine.
In consequence of the allegation that one of the
above children had been affected with the disease at
St. Michael's Schools, Dr. Aldis visited them, and found
the statement to be untrue, for no other pupil had lately
suffered from small-pox. He then took an opportunity of
examining the arms of 403 children, and ascertained that
no less than 37 were without traces of vaccination, and 3 in
whom they were doubtful. Twenty-three of the children