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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Condition as to Vaccination.
| Persons vaccinated in Infancy only. Number of cases. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age | nil | nil |
| Between 1 and 5 years of age | nil | nil |
| Between 5 and 10 years of age | nil | nil |
| Between 10 and 20 years of age | 14 | nil |
| Between 20 and 30 years of age | 17 | nil |
| Between 30 and 40 years of age | 10 | nil |
| Above 40 years of age | 16 | 1 |
| 57 | 1 | |
| Persons not Vaccinated. Number of cases. | Deaths. | |
| Under 1 year of age | 1 | nil |
| Between 1 and 5 years of age | 1 | nil |
| Between 5 and 10 years of age | 7 | 1 |
| Between 10 and 20 years of age | 7 | nil |
| Between 20 and 30 years of age | 8 | 1 |
| Between 30 and 40 years of age | 1 | nil |
| Above 40 years of age | nil | nil |
| 25 | 2 |
The first case was that of J. H. Lay, 71, Ben Jonson Road, aged 21, who
had never been vaccinated. He was a general labourer employed in unloading
barges. I could not trace the source of his infection. He had apparently not
been in contact with Small Pox, though three cases had occurred in the vicinity
of his house, a fortnight previously. The rash appeared on January 12th, and
he was removed to the Hospital on January 16th.
The district was then free from Small Pox for five weeks, when practically
two distinct outbreaks occurred.
On January 23rd, Charles Perry, aged 22, was removed from 66, Leman
Street—a common lodging house—to the Small Pox Hospital. Perry was a
cattle man, and arrived in London on board the cattle boat " Austriana." This