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2.—Obtain also a piece of the spleen, dealing with it in the same manner.
All suspected Plague material should be carefully packed so as to avoid
risk of breakage, and be immediately sent by hand to the Medical Officer of
Health, Town Hall, Pancras Road, N.W.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
John F. J. Sykes,
Medical Officer of Health.
SMALL-POX.
On Thursday, the 29th March, the s.s. Caledonia, having landed small-pox
patients at Marseilles, arrived at Tilbury, and the Ship's writer, F-M-,
aged 23 years, reached his home at Harrington Street on the evening of
Friday, the 30th March. Within two or three days he began to feel ill and
on the 7th April had a rash. On the 10th April he was medically certified as
suffering from small-pox, was removed to hospital on the same day, and on
the same day the Vaccination Officer was informed of the fact. On the 23rd
inst. his brother, R—L— M—, aged 34, living at the same address,
was also certified to be suffering from small-pox. He was removed to hospital
on the same day and on the same day the Vaccination Officer was notified.
His occupation was stated to be Dining Saloon Car Attendant on the London
& North Western Railway between London and Manchester, the date of his
last journey and beginning of his illness being the 20th April. He was
stated to have slept alternate nights at — Stanley Grove, Longsight, Manchester,
and I sent a telegram followed up by a letter to the Medical Officer
of Health of Manchester stating the above facts. On the 24th April, M-
A—M—, aged 55, mother of the two former patients and living at the
same address, was certified to be suffering from small-pox and removed to
hospital the samo day, and the Vaccination Officer again notified. On the
same day, the 24th April, E— A—K—, 41 years, living at James
Street, and who acted as Charwoman at Harrington Street, whence the three
previous cases had been removed, was certified to be suffering from small-pox,
was removed to hospital and the Vaccination Officer notified the same day.
The chain of infection was traced through the following cases :
Date of Removal
to Hospital.
10th April.—F. M., aged 23, Harrington Street, St. Pancras. Clerk on
board P. and O. s.s. "Caledonia," Probably contracted
disease abroad.
14th „ G. E. C., male, aged 42, Wharncliffe Gardens, St. John's
Wood. Steward and barman on s.s. "Caledonia." See
F. M.
21st „ J. C., wife of G. E. C.
23rd „ R. M., aged 34, same address as, and brother of, F.M.
24th „ M. A. M., female, aged 55, same address as, and mother of,
F. M. and R. M.