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were removed to the Small Pox Hospital on August 8th. The other inmates
were taken to the Council's Shelter and the premises were disinfected. The
names and addresses of all contacts were obtained as far as passible and
they were kept under observation.
One of the contacts, M. L., of Jubilee Street, a brother-in-law of Mrs.
L., was taken ill on August 4th, the rash appearing on August 7th- He was
removed to the Small Pox Hospital on August 9th. Mrs. L. stored her
goods in his house in Jubilee Street, but was not at the stall selling her goods
during the infected stage of the illness except on Saturday, August 5"th.
A sister of Mrs. L. E. C., aged 20, of Cressy Houses, Stepney Green, was
admitted an in-patient at the London Hospital, on August 10th, suffering
from Appendicitis and operated upon the same day. At the time she was
admitted she had a rash which was undoubtedly that of Small Pox. On the
following day (August l1th) the rash was thought to be that of Measles,
and she was removed to the South Eastern Hospital. Before she was admitted
to the Fever Hospital, she was seen by the Medical Superintendent, who
caused her to be removed to the Small Pox Hospital. Her name had not
been given to us as a contact, probably she was an in-patient at the London
Hospital at the time enquiries were made.
It is remarkable that A. the first case, and Mrs. L. were in the same kind
of trade, and dealt in the same shops.
The families of L. and C. were removed to the Council's Shelter for
observation, and vaccination was offered and accepted by them. No other
case occurred.
At the London Hospital all the patients in the ward as well as the resident
Doctors and nurses, dressers, porters, and others who could in any way
be regarded as contacts were vaccinated on August 11th. The ward itself
was regarded as in quarantine for 16 days, no cases being admitted or discharged.
Visitors were not allowed to patients in this ward except to those
on the "danger list," and in these cases the " visitors " were afterwards kept
under observation in their own homes. A special Resident MedicaJ Officer
was appointed solely to look after all patients in this ward. Letters from
the patients were sterilised before being posted.
As a result of these precautions no other case occurred either at tMe
London Hospital or in the rest of the district.