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feeling ill, consulted a Doctor, who does not appear to have
made any diagnosis, but offered the patient Hospital accomodation.
W.C., however, being anxious to come home,
asked if he could travel to England, and was told that if
he kept himself well wrapped up he might do so. He
travelled to Islington via Hook of Holland and Harwich.
When in England he consulted a Doctor who is stated to
have certified that he was suffering from chicken pox.
In consequence of the above case of the disease not being
recognised at first, I am told that three cases of Smallpox
occurred in Islington, but unhappily the trouble was not
confined to that District for, during his convalescence, W.C.
was visited by x of Tottenham (who gave rise to three cases
in Tottenham) who in turn was visited by A.S. of Friern
Barnet, and here the outbreak was fortunately stayed.
At the lime of the notification, 5 p.m., January 4th,
Friern Barnet was entirely without provision for the Isolation
of Smallpox.
Endeavours were immediately made to obtain accomodation,
Authority after Authority was applied to by telephone
all, tor various reasons, declining or being unable to assist.
At last, at 1 1 p.m., as a final resort, I applied to Dr. Prior,
the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley, and having
stated our urgent position requested him to appeal to his
Authority for permission to admit thy case into the Finchley
Smallpox Hospital for a few flays. On January 5th
Dr. Prior informed me that under the special circumstances
he had been authorised to take the case, and the patient
was removed immediately by the Sanitary Inspector to the
Finchley Smallpox Hospital.
Steps were at once taken to provide permanent Smallpox
accomodation and arrangements were made, and subsequently
confirmed, for Friern Barnet to become a contributary
Authority to the Middlesex Joint Smallpox Hospital
Board, and the case was removed, at the end of the third
day, by the Joint Board's officials to their Hospital at
South Mimms.
As before mentioned, there were two families in the