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Wandsworth 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
(2).—H. B. Male, age 60. Wandsworth Workhouse,
vaccinated in infancy. Notified on 2lst August.
Eruption first appeared on the 19th. Had been in the
workhouse for two years. Infected by previous case.
(3).—W. S. Male, age 66. Notified on the 22nd
from Union Infirmary. Vaccinated in infancy. Eruption
on the 20th. Had been admitted to Workhouse
in May, and removed to infirmary on the 19th. This
case also infected by case (1).
(4).—A. B., age 17, female, Melody Road. Vaccinated
in infancy. Notified on September 9th, removed
same day to Small Pox Hospital. Had visited house in
Eland Road, Lavender Hill, on the 27th August, and a
case of small pox was removed from there to Small Pox
Hospital on the 29th.
(5).—G.C.; age 19, female, Southfields Road, employed
at High Street, Camden Town. Vaccinated in
infancy. Notified on the 25th September, and had only
resided at above address since the 21st. Removed to
Small-pox Hospital on the 25th. No definite history of
infection.
(6).—M. B., age 6 months, female, Southfields Road.
Unvaccinated. Rash appeared on the 21st, and case
was notified and removed on the 25th September. Had
no connection with previous case. No history of infection
could be obtained. This patient died at Hospital
Ship on the 1st October.
(7).—C. B., female, age 37, Inman Road. Notified
on October 10th. Rash appeared on the 3rd October.
Had been at Margate on 18th September and probably
was infected on that date.