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Stepney 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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On March 11th George Davis, aged 41, was taken ill, and was removed to the
hospital on the same date.
He had been vaccinated in infancy only. Previous to March 10th he had slept
at 18 and 19, Dorset Street, where Small-pox had occurred.
On March 12th Joseph Woolard, aged 65, was taken ill, the rash appeared on
March 14th, and he was removed to the hospital on March 15th. He was discharged
on April 21st.
The patient had been vaccinated in infancy only. He had been an in-patient
at the Whitechapel Infirmary for one month, and was discharged from that institution
on March 3rd. Since that date he slept at the Victoria Homes.
On March 30th Henry Bradshaw, aged 58, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on April 3rd. The patient was removed to the hospital on April 4th and died on
April 10th. He had been vaccinated in infancy only. He lodged at this address
for seven years.
On April 18th Henry Addis, aged 41, was taken ill, the rash appeared on April
21st. The patient was removed to the hospital on April 21st, and was discharged
on May 8th.
He had been vaccinated in infancy only.
On April 28th Alfred Johnson, aged 38, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on May 1st. The patient was removed to the hospital on May 2nd, and was discharged
on June 4th.
He had been vaccinated in infancy only. He had lodged at this address for 4½
years.
On May 2nd George Sargent, aged 42, was taken ill, and the rash appeared on
May 4th. The patient was removed to the hospital on May 11th.
He had been vaccinated in infancy only.
On May 5th Frederick Thomas, aged 44, was taken ill, and was removed to the
hospital on the same day. He had been vaccinated in infancy only.
On May 15th William Foskett, aged 23, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on May 17th. He was removed on May 19th and discharged on July 11th. He had
been vaccinated in infancy only. He had lodged at this address for several months.
On August 19th James Good, aged 39, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on August 22nd. The patient was removed to the hospital on August 22nd and died
on September 1st. He had been vaccinated in infancy only. He slept at this
address from August 11th to August 16th. From August 16th to August 19th he
was at the Whitechapel Workhouse, and on August 19th he was admitted to the
Whitechapel Infirmary, when he was found to be suffering from Small-pox, and was
removed to the hospital on the same day. Previous to August 11th he said he had
tramped from Uxbridge.