Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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81, Commercial Street.
On February 15th George Field, aged 1, was taken ill, and removed to the
hospital on the same date. He died on February 26th. He had never been vaccinated.
Previous to becoming a lodger at this address, he and his mother had slept
in several common lodging houses where Small-pox had occurred.
On February 14th William Field, aged 2, was taken ill. The rash appeared on
February 17th, and he was removed to the hospital on February 17th, where he died
on February 19th. He had never been vaccinated.
9 and 10, Dorset Street (registered for 134 males).
On January 1st William Anderson, aged 17—a street newsvendor—was taken
ill, and removed to the hospital on the same day. He was vaccinated in infancy.
Previous cases had occurred at other houses in this street.
On January 2nd James Corfield, aged 50, was taken ill, and was removed to
the hospital on the same day, where he died on January 8th. He had been vaccinated
in infancy only. He had slept at this address for twelve months.
On January 14th Edward Wallis, aged 29, was taken ill, and died at the Whitechapel
Infirmary, where he had applied for admission, before he could be removed
to the hospital/ He had never been vaccinated.
On March 18th John Green, aged 23, was taken ill, and was removed to the
hospital on the same day. He had never been vaccinated. He was discharged on
May 3rd.
On April 21st Michael Baunty, aged 38, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on April 23rd. The patient was removed to the hospital on April 23rd, where he
died on May 3rd, He had been vaccinated in infancy only.
11 and 12, Dorset Street (registered for 45 males).
On February 28th George Newman, aged 17, was taken ill, and the rash
appeared on March 2nd. The patient was removed to the hospital on March 2nd.
He was vaccinated in infancy only.
16 and 17, Dorset Street (registered for 92 males).
On February 7th John Humphries, aged 39, was taken ill, and was removed to
the hospital on February 10th. He had been vaccinated in infancy only. He lodged
at this house for several weeks.
On February 18th Albert Pugh, aged 34, was taken ill, and the rash appeared
on February 21st. The patient was removed to the hospital on February 22nd, and
was discharged on March 18th. He had been vaccinated in infancy only. He had
lived at this address for several months.