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(1) On March 19th, Daniel Griffiths, 48, Copenhagen Place, Limehouse,
was discharged from Gore Farm Hospital, where he had been treated for Scarlet
Fever since February 29th. On March 21st, his sister—Hannah Griffiths—was
taken ill, and on March 23rd she was removed to Hospital suffering from the
same disease. When Daniel Griffiths returned home he was apparently in good
health, but two days later he suffered from a cold in the head.
Experience has shown, that a recently recovered Scarlet Fever patient who
develops nasal catarrh, is peculiarly liable to become a focus of infection.
(2) Abraham Muscovitch was admitted to the South-Eastern Hospital
with Scarlet Fever on February 10th, transferred to Gore Farm on March 7th,
f;nd discharged on April 2nd. Five days later, his younger brother "Barnett"
was admitted to the Hospital with Scarlet Fever. The boy seemed to be in
every way quite well, and completely recovered from Scarlet Fever when he
returned home from Gore Farm. Subsequently he had some trouble with his
nose which became blocked, so that he could not breathe through it. On
examining the boy, it was found that he had adenoids and chronically enlarged
tonsils, with recent acute inflammation of these parts. Such a condition explains
the conveyance of infection by Abraham to his brother Barnett.
(3) Percy Curtis, 14, Victoria Cottages, Albert Street, was admitted to
the South-Eastern Hospital with Scarlet Fever on February 18th, and discharged
from the same Hospital on April 8th. A week later, his brother Thomas fell
ill with the same disease. It was stated by the mother that the boy was in the
best of health when he returned from the South-Eastern Hospital. He had no
discharge from either nose or ears and no desquamation. He had, however,
some chronic enlargement of the tonsils,
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