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No. 5, July 9th.—M. C., set. 29 years, vaccinated, of 6,
Betterton Street, Drury Lane, a common lodging-house,
where he had resided for some months previous to his illness.
No. 6, July 20th.—F. B., ast. 20 years, vaccinated in
infancy, residing at a common lodging-house, 20, Queen
Street, Dials, was removed in the first instance to the
Western Fever Hospital as a case of enteric fever, but on
the next day, when the disease was pronounced to be smallpox,
the patient was sent on to the Hospital Ship. The
disease was evidently contracted from No. 4 Case, H. K.,
in the same house.
No. 7, July 22nd.—A. W., set. 21 years, vaccinated; this
patient had a mild attack of the disease which brought on
premature labour, rendering her unable to be removed to
hospital.
No. 8, July 24th.—E. A. C., set. 47 years, vaccinated in
infancy, residing in a common lodging-house, No. 6, Betterton
Street, Drury Lane, contracted the disease from Case
No. 5 in the same house.
No. 9, July 25th.—W. R., set. 20 years, vaccinated
in infancy; this patient, residing at No. 6, Betterton
Street, had been in contact with cases Nos. 5 and 8.
No. 10, July 29th.—W. J., set. 35 years, vaccinated, a
resident of 6, Betterton Street, was also connected with
cases Nos. 5, 8 and 9.
No. 11, August 3rd.—H. H., set. 46 years, vaccinated
in infancy, residing at No. 189, High Holborn. This man
was a market porter in Covent Garden; upon feeling ill he