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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
observation. On learning, however, that the goods from the
house in Hopton Road were sent there I visited the laundry
on the following day, Saturday, the 29th, and examined the
workers there. I found that the girl previously seen by the
Sanitary Inspector was suffering from Small Pox, and 1 at
once had her removed to hospital. This girl, R. C., complained
of illness on the 22nd June, 12 days after the receipt
of the infected goods from Hopton Road, which she had
assisted in sorting. She was seen by a doctor on Sunday,
the 23rd June, and on Monday he was of opinion she was
suffering from some skin eruption. She remained at home
till Wednesday, the 26th June, when she went back to her
work at the laundry. This last case lived in Ellora Road,
Streatham, and the necessary disinfection was carried out
there also. The names and addresses of all the workers in
the laundry were ascertained, and they were all re-vaccinated
and kept under observation for 14 days.
All the goods in the laundry were disinfected, and the
laundry premises disinfected and cleansed, but a large
amount of linen had been sent home, and in consequence the
addresses of all the persons who were customers were noted
and the Public Vaccinator was given a list of these, so as
to have re-vaccination of all the inmates of these houses
carried out. The majority of the workers lived in Streatham,
but three lived in Lonesome, Croydon Rural District, and the
Medical Officer of Health for that district was communicated
with as well as the Public Vaccinator.
I also communicated the names and addresses of customers
to the Medical Officers of Health for Paddington,
the City of Westminster, Lambeth, and Battersea.
On visiting the house in E.llora Road the Public Vaccinator
examined W. C., aged 14 years, a brother of the girl
who was removed, and as he was of opinion that the boy was
suffering from Small Pox the case was removed to hospital
but returned the same evening, the Medical Officer of the
Asylums Board being of opinion that he was not suffering
from Small Pox.