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In the upstairs rooms at 30, Ufford Street were living at
the time the N. family—a man, his wife, and 3 children under
10 years of age. The husband and wife had been vaccinated
in infancy, and two of the children had also been vaccinated ;
none of these sickened, but the unvaccinated child (Emily
N.) who was born on Feb. 11th, sickened on Feb, 23rd,
i.e., exactly 12 days after it was born into a small-poxinfected
house. The mother was re-vaccinated at once,
and did not develop the disease, and the infant was taken
to the hospital and died. There was evidence to show that
the two vaccinated children, aged 2 and 5 years respectively,
had been in the midst of Smallpox contagion (actually in
the same house) for a period of 4 weeks without contracting
the disease, whilst during the same period 2 unvaccinated
infants caught the disease (and one died).
Henry A. (aged 15 years and vaccinated in infancy) and
Phcebe B. (aged 25 years and vaccinated in infancy) sickened
at 31, Wake Street with Smallpox on Feb. 25th and March
4th, respectively, and on enquiry it was found that they had
visited their sister-in-law (Sarah A.) at 30, Ufford Street,
whilst she was suffering from Smallpox. They were
removed to the hospital on March 3rd and 9th respectively,
and their brother (Sidney A,, aged 17 years, and vaccinated
in infancy) sickened March 17th, and was also removed to
hospital. In connection with these last cases, the Vestry
allowed compensation to the mother for 4 weeks' loss of
work at a Jam factory, at 9s. per week.
A third outbreak occurred in another part of the Parish,
and is equally interesting as showing how Smallpox can be
spread, but how important it is to examine the immediate
neighbourhood for cases which may otherwise be missed;
and if missed, may give rise to a large outbreak. At 51,