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28 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
1902. The last notification was received on the 31st July, and in
September I presented a special report to the Council on the whole
outbreak. As no cases occurred afterwards that report is reproduced
verbatim.
The particulars of the individual cases occurring in 1902 were
not given in that report, and were as follows: —
(1.) A. J., aged 21, of Renmuir Street, Tooting. Notified on
1st January, 1902. This patient was a waiter at the
Customs House Club, where she frequently assisted in
the bar. She was vaccinated in infancy. No definite
history of infection could be ascertained. Fatal.
(2.) J. S., aged 36, of Langroyd Road, Tooting. Notified on
the 1st January, 1902. This was a case of haemorrhagic
Small-pox, and died on the 31st December, 1901,
at 11.30. This man was engaged at a Livery Stable
Yard at Balham. During the last fortnight he had
been all over London driving different people. He
was at work on Saturday, the 28th December, and also
on the morning of Sunday, the 29th December, but in
the afternoon of the latter day he came home ill, went
to bed, and died as already mentioned on Tuesday
night. No history of infection could be ascertained.
Fatal.
(3.) R. S., aged 37, of Wharf Road, Wandsworth. Notified
on the 4th January, 1902 This man was discharged at
his own request from the Wandsworth and Clapham
Union Infirmary on the 1st January. He complained
of being ill on the 1st January, and the rash appeared
on the 2nd January. He was removed to Hospital on
the 4th January. A case of Small-pox was removed
from the Infirmary on the 19th December, 1901. Fatal.
(4.) H. B., aged 23, of Kingswood Road. Clapham. Not
Small-Pox.
(5.) H. W., age 24, of Bromell's Terrace, Clapham. This
man was a salesman, employed by Mr. W., of Balham.
He was taken ill on the 9th January, and the rash