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The following number of deaths of residents occurred in Public Institutions
in the Borough:—
East London Hospital for Children 196
Jewish Home, Stepney Green 2
London Hospital 604
Mile End Infirmary 355
Mothers Lying-in Home, Commercial Road 6
St. George's Infirmary 261
Spanish and Portuguese Hospital 1
Whitechapel Infirmary 329
Whitechapel Workhouse, South Grove 47
1,801
Small Pox.
11 cases occurred in the district, and one proved fatal.
Nine occurred in Mile End, one in St. George's, and one in the Limehouse
District.
Nine of the persons attacked were vaccinated, and two were unvaccinated.
All the patients were above 10 years of age.
Of the two unvaccinated cases, one recovered, and the other—a girl 13
years of age—died.
The first person attacked with Small Pox was William Nunn, aged 50,
of 38, Bradwell Street, Mile End. He worked in a large printing establishment
in the Borough of Finsbury. The patient was taken ill on February
23rd, the rash appeared on February 25th, and he was removed to the Hospital
on February 27th. In this house there were 3 families, consisting of 13 people.
On March 11th, 12th, and 14th, five of his children, and three others
from the same address, were removed to the Hospital, suffering from Small
Pox.
On March 3rd, Fievall Berknosky, aged 25, was taken by a friend to
the London Hospital, where he was found to be suffering from Small Pox.
He arrived from Russia on the previous day, but could not give the address
where he had slept that night. The only address that he could give was
"Jewish Shelter," Cannon Street Road. In spite of all inquiries, I could not
trace where ne had slept. It may fairly be assumed that he slept in a room
with several others, and though no disinfection was possible, no other cases
occurred.