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May and June. Three cases were inmates of the Workhouse,
and must have been infected by a visitor having undetected
small-pox. All the inmates of the Workhouse and Infirmary
who had been in contact with these patients were revaccinated,
and no further cases occurred inside these institutions. A
scrubber at the Infirmary, however, was not vaccinated and
she contracted the disease a fortnight later. A fifth case
was infected at a remand house in Camberwell. The sixth
case was a salesman in Hare Street; the source of his infection
was not traced. All the cases were removed to Hospital.
Besides those in the Workhouse and Infirmary, 11 contacts
were re-vaccinated and two refused re-vaccination.
The case rate per 1000 population was 0 05.
There were no deaths.
31. The following return kindly furnished by the Vaccinating
Officer gives particulars as to vaccination of children
born in Woolwich and Plumstead parishes in 1902. Compared
with 1901 there has been an increase in vaccinations of
79, and conscientious objections fell from 127 to 78.
Births 3435
Vaccinated 2826
Insusceptible 18
Had Small-pox 1
Conscientious objections 78
Dead unvaccinated 262