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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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Two other cases—besides Perry mentioned above—developed Small Pox within a day or two of their arrival in London. Both came from Russia, one being on the way to New York, and had only intended staying in London for a few days.
| NAME AND ADDRESS. | Age. | Date of Illness. | Date of appearance of Rash. | Date of Removal. | Vaccination. | Source of Infection. | Result. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. H. Lang | 71, Ben Jonson Road | 21 yrs. | Jan. 12 | Jan. 14 | Jan. 16 | Not vaccinated | Other cases in the immediate vicinity a fortnight previously | Discharged April 2 |
| Charles Perry | 66, Leman Street | 22 yrs. | Feb. 23 | Feb. 23 | Feb. 23 | do. | Newly arrived in ss. A ustriana where a suspicious case occurred | Discharged April 2 |
| Abraham Golante | 28, Thrawl Street | 19 yrs. | March 4 | March 6 | March 6 | Vaccinated in infancy | Probably 66, Leman St. | Discharged April 28 |
| Chas. Wm. Baxter | 66, Leman Street | 26 yrs. | March 8 | March 8 | March 8 | do. | Previous case | Discharged May 7 |
| Harry Algar | 66, Leman Street | 49 yrs. | March 8 | March 9 | March 9 | do. (2 marks) | do. | Discharged April 20 |
| Frank Ernest Rogers | 66, Leman Street | 35 yrs. | March 8 | March 9 | March 9 | do. do. | do. | Discharged Mar. 30 |
| David Coote | 66, Leman Street | 17 yrs. | March 8 | March 9 | March 9 | Not vaccinated | do. | Discharged April 13 |
| John Agat | 66, Leman Street | 56 yrs. | March 10 | March 10 | March 10 | Vaccinated in infancy (3 marks) | do. | Discharged April 6 |
| Charles Mason | 66, Leman Street | 19 yrs. | March 11 | March 11 | March 11 | Vaccinated in infancy (2 marks) | do. | Discharged April 23 |
| Edward Bovier | 140, Sidney Street | 30 yrs. | Feb. 23 | Feb. 27 | March 16 | Vaccinated in infancy | Not known | Discharged April 6 |
| Edward Bovier | 140, Sidney Street | 7 yrs. | March 8 | March 8 | March 16 | Not vaccinated | Previous case | Discharged April 9 |
| John James Bovier | 140, Sidney Street | 5 ms. | March g | March 9 | March 16 | do. | do. | Discharged April 9 |
| William Spooner | 94, Old Church Road | 12 yrs. | Unknown | March 14 | March 16 | Vaccinated in infancy | Inpatient at the London Hospital where another case had occurred in same ward | Discharged April 30 |
| Mary A. Groom | 140, Sidney Street | 30 yrs. | March 14 | March 17 | March 17 | do. | Previous case | Discharged April 21 |
| John George Morgan | 5, Morrison's Buildings, South | 30 yrs. | March 14 | March 18 | March 18 | do. | A fellow workman who lived in another district was removed on the same day | Discharged April 13 |
| William Shaw | 66, Leman Street | 65 yrs. | March 22 | March 22 | March 22 | do. | Previous case | Discharged May 4 |
| William Pickard | 19, Brick Lane | 17 yrs. | March 19 | March 22 | March 22 | Not vaccinated | Had slept in various common lodging houses | Discharged May n |
| Frederick Rackam | 66, Leman Street | 39 yrs. | March 22 | March 22 | March 22 | Vaccinated in infancy | Probably from 66, Leman St. | Discharged April 20 |
| John Harris | 19, Brick Lane | 17 yrs. | March 18 | March 22 | March 23 | do. | do. | Discharged April 20 |
| Edward S. Knight | 19, Brick Lane | 25 yrs. | March 19 | March 22 | March 23 | Not vaccinated | do. | Discharged May 28 |
| Albert Bradbury | 41, Commercial Street | 21 yrs. | March 21 | March 23 | March 23 | do. | do. | Discharged April 20 |
| Johann Henrik Johansen | 183, High St.,Shadwell | 23 yrs. | March 21 | March 22 | March 23 | do. | Not known | Discharged April 20 |
| James Upton | 19, Brick Lane | 65 yrs. | March 23 | March 24 | March 24 | Vaccinated in infancy | Probably 66, Leman St. | Discharged April 13 |
| Ethelbert Cooper | 88, St. Dunstan's Rd. | 25 yrs. | March 22 | March 22 | March 24 | do. | Not known | Discharged April 13 |
| Margaret Burke | 6, Flower & Dean St. | 14 yrs. | March 21 | March 21 | March 24 | do. | do. | Discharged May 16 |
| Robert Westall | 19, Brick Lane | 17 yrs. | March 19 | March 23 | March 24 | do. | Probably 66, Leman St. | Discharged April 13 |
| James rearson (homeless) | Whitechapel Infirmary | 56 yrs. | March 25 | do. | Not known | Discharged April 13 | ||