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St Giles (Camden) 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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It will be seen that during the past year, 8 cases were
reported in this District, of which one (an infant) was fatal.
In 1894, not a single case was notified from any of them, as the following particulars will show:—
| No. of Case | Date. | Age. | Occupation. | Residence. | Vaccinated or not. | Where Treated. | Result. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar | 43 | Tradesman | Little Queen Street | — | Highgate Hospital | Recovered | |
| 2 | Apr. | 18 | Servant | Vernon Place | Yes | Ship "Atlas" | do. | Contracted riis-ease at West Ham whilst visiting relatives. |
| 3 | May | 23 | Wife of Carman | 60, Kent»n Street | (?) | do. | do. | .Was rt moved with mother to Hospital Ship and died there | —Disease was not developed until after ^removal. |
| *4 | 1 mtb. | Son of Carman | do. | After infection | do. | Died | ||
| 5 | ,, | 15 | — | 39, Hunter Street | No | do. | Recovered | |
| 6 | Jun | 21 | Artizan | 189, Shaftesbury Avenue | (?) | At home | do. | 2 notifications were received about this case 1 smallpox and 1 chicken-pox. Supposed to be the latter. |
| 7 | July | 20 | Wife of Cabdriver | 71, Kenton Strtet | Yes | Ship "Atlas " | do. | |
| 8 | Aug. | 21 | Cabdriver | do. | Yes | do. | do. | Had been driving his cab for several days, not knowing he was suffering from small pox. |
* Not notified to this District.
The vaccination return of children whose births were
Registered in 1893, will be seen in Table XIII. in appendix.
In 1893, nearly one-third of the cases were removed
from the casual and receiving wards of the Workhouse, and