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The L. family was removed to the Council's Shelter, where I examined them
carefully on the morning of February 22nd. Leah L., aged 15, had a rash, and was
removed to the Small Pox Hospital. She was vaccinated in infancy only. The case
of Rebecca L., aged 8, was different. She had ihe remains of a slight rash which
resembled Small Pox. It was fading, and it was very difficult to say whether it was
due to that disease or not. I thought that it was due to Small Pox, and that it was
probably about a fortnight old. I removed her to the Small Pox Hospital, where
she is at the present time. She was vaccinated in infancy only. On making enquiries
I discovered that she went to school on February 6th, but other children in the
class told the teacher that they saw the "fever van" removing her sister Annie on
the previous day. The "fever van" was the Guardians' ambulance. The teacher
promptly sent her home, and told her to return to school on February 13th. On
February 9th she was taken to the Receiving Room of the London Hospital, where
she was seen by a different doctor to the one who saw Annie L. He diagnosed the
disease to be Chicken Pox. She was given some medicine and sent home.
On Monday, February 20th, Rebecca L. went to school. She was asked why
she did not return on February 13th, as she was told, and she replied that she had
measles and could not do so. She remained in school all day on Monday and until
4 p.m. on Tuesday, when she was sent for. It will be seen, therefore, that the class
in the school in question became infected on February 20th and 21st. A strict watch
is kept on all the scholars by the teachers, not only in this school, but in all the
others as well. If a child becomes ill, or is absent from any cause, the teacher communicates
with me at once, and I visit and keep the child under observation.
On February 22nd, Feliz K., aged 1 month, and Theresa C., aged 21, were also
removed from the infected ward at Mile End Infirmary. The former, who has died,
was unvaccinated, and the latter, who is a nurse at the Infirmary, was vaccinated
in infancy only.
On February 23rd, eleven cases were removed from the same ward of the
Infirmary, viz.:—
Margaret N., aged 23, a nurse, vaccinated in infancy only.
Mary T., aged 35, vaccinated in infancy only.
Louisa S., aged 43, vaccinated in infancy only. (Dead).
* Annie Louisa C., aged 4, vaccination doubtful.
Beatrice G., aged 54, vaccinated in infancy only.
Sarah Ann B., aged 49, vaccinated in infancy only.
Mildred May B., aged 22, vaccinated in infancy only.
Jessie T., aged 45, vaccinated in infancy only.
* Dorothy T., aged 4, vaccination doubtful.
Mary Ann C., aged 51, vaccinated in infancy only.
Emily P., aged 46, vaccinated in infancy only.
* (With regard to doubtful cases of vaccination I am asking the Medical Supertendent
of the small pox hospital for definite information.)