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Shoreditch 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The particulars relating to the 23 cases of illness certified to be emall-pox in Shoreditch during 1901, are as set forth in the following table:—
| No. of Case. | Sex. | Age. | Address. | Occupation | Source of Infection. | Date of Eruption. | As to Vaccination—Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 19 | 31, Fanshaw St. | Blouse Machinist | Unknown | Sept. 12 | Vacc. in infancy—Recovered |
| 2 | F | 47 | 25, Northport St. | Housewife | ,, | 24 | ,, ,, ,, |
| 3 | M | 19 | 2, Granger St. | Office Work | ,, | Oct. 6 | ,, ,, ,, |
| 4 | F | 5/12 | 14, Tyssen St. | - | - | - | Vaccinated—Not Small-pox |
| 5 | M | 24 | 22, Turner's Place | Sponge Warehouse | Unknown | Oct. 31 | Vacc. in infancy—Recovered |
| 6 | M | 41 | Holborn Workhouse | Watchman | 20, Fulwoods Rents | Nov. 3 | This case belonged to Holborn |
| 7 | M | 32 | ,, ,, | Window Cleaner | ,, ,, | ,, 3 | ,, ,, ,, |
| 8 | M | 24 | 39, Dunloe St. | French Polisher | Unknown | „ 16 | Vacc. in infancy—Died |
| 9 | F | 33 | 15, Norris St. | Housewife | St. Bart's. Hospital | „ 19 | Vacc. in infancy- Recovered |
| 10 | F | 8 | 12, Gt. James St. | School | Jewin Street | Dec. 2 | Unvaccinated- Died |
| 11 | M | 6 | 15, Norris St. | ,, | Case 9 | „ 3 | Vacc. Nov. 27th—Recovered |
| 12 | M | ,, ,, | - | „ 9 | ,, 3 | Unvaccinated—Died | |
| 13 | F | 56 | 39, Dunloe St. | Housewife | „ 8 | ,, 1 | Vacc. in infancy—Recovered |
| 14 | M | 15, Norris St. | - | 9 | ,, 6 | Unvaccinated—Died | |
| 15 | M | 36 | ,, ,, | Labourer | „ 9 | ,, 6 | Vacc. in infancy, re-vacc. Dec. 5-Recovere |
| 16 | F | 15 | 273, Hackney Road | Feather Curler | Jewin Street | ,, 8 | U nvaccinated—Died |
| 17 | F | 20 | 39, Dunloe St. | Unemployed | Case 13 | „ 12 | Vacc. in infancy—Recovered |
| 18 | M | 29 | 80, Cropley St. | Works at Brewery | Where he worked | ,, 13 | ,, ,, ,, |
| 19 | M | 37 | 13, Bookham St. | Brass Finisher | Hospital Ships | ,, 18 | ,, ,, ,, |
| 20 | M | 19 | 12, St. James St. | Bookmakers Clerk | ,, ,, | ,, 22 | ,, ,, ,, |
| 21 | F | 8 | 100, Wilmer Gardens | School | Unknown | „ 26 | Unvaccinated—Recovered |
| 22 | M | 3½ | 17, Kent St. | ,, | - | - | Unvaccinated-Not Small-pox |
| 23 | M | 31 | 104, Gt.Cambridge St. | Carpenter | Hospital Dartford | Dec. 29 | Vacc. in infancy-Recovered |
In the cas3 numbered 4 in the above table the infant had recently been vaccinated.
On the tenth day after vaccination an eruption closely resembling that of small-pox in
many of its characters made its appearance and it was deemed advisable that the
child should be isolated. It was removed to South Wharf and kept under observation
for fourteen days during which time the eruption disappeared and the child made a
good recovery. The eruption was regarded as connected with the vaccination and there
was a suggestion that the case may possibly have been one of generalized vaccinia.
Excluding the Holborn Workhouse, twelve houses in Shoreditch were invaded by