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officers removed him to the Whitechapel Infirmary, where lie died immediately
afterwards from Small Pox. Condition as to vaccination unknown. He was 30 to
35 years of age. The ambulance that was used to carry him to the Infirmary was
fumigated, and the clothing of the police officers disinfected. No other case occurred
through this one.
On April 6th, Mary Marney, aged 42, of 15, Graces Alley, Well Street, was
removed to the Small Pox Hospital. She had been vaccinated in infancy only.
Immediately the patient was removed, all the other residents were vaccinated, with
the exception of one person. Four adults and four children were thus vaccinated.
On April 19th, Mary Caldwell, aged 19—who was the only person in 15, Graces
Alley, who refused to be vaccinated—was taken ill and removed to the hospital on
April 22nd. She had been vaccinated in infancy only.
On May 24th, Thomas Piatt, aged 18, of 17, Dorset Street, Whitechapel—a
common lodging house—was taken ill, and removed to the Small Pox Hospital on
May 27th. He had been vaccinated in infancy only. Piatt was a newsvendor, and
had slept regularly at this address for about three weeks.
On June 3rd, Walter White, aged 48, was removed from the same address to
the hospital. He had never been vaccinated.
On October 22nd, Isaac Rein, aged 20, of 31, Grey Eagle Street, was removed
to the Small Pox Hospital. He had been vaccinated in infancy only. He arrived
in England on October 22nd from Hamburg on SS. Sylvia.
On October 24th, Emanuel Blanket, aged 19, of 53, Tarling Street, was taken
ill and removed to the Small Pox Hospital on October 28th. He had been vaccinated
in infancy only. Blanket was a hairdresser, and worked at 94, Waterloo Road,
Southwark, where three other persons had been recently removed to the Small Pox
Hospital.
On December 22nd, Esther E. Avis, aged 14, of 12, Mcnsey Street, was taken
ill and removed to the Small Pox Hospital on December 26th. She had been vaccinated
in infancy. Two days afterwards her brother, John D. Avis, aged 3, was
removed to the hospital. He was not vaccinated. I could not trace where these
children had contracted the disease.
On December 23rd, Sarah Slacks, aged 19, of 30, St. Dunstan's Road, was taken
ill and removed to the hospital on December 29th. She had never been vaccinated.