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of the passengers who embarked at Havre ailed on 16th February, and the
rash of Small-pox came out on the 17th. He was at once isolated, and landed
at Halifax on 22nd February, where he died. A second case, the steerage
steward, was also landed at Halifax on the 4t,h March.
On the 5th March, the assistant steerage steward ailed, and the rash of
Small-pox came out on the 8th March. He was at once isolated, and on the
arrival of the vessel at Gravesend was landed at Denton Hospital. Those
members of the crew who were not vaccinated or re-vaccinated at Halifax were
vaccinated at Gravesend. All persons leaving the vessel in London were
notified to the Medical Officers of Health of the districts to which they proceeded,
and the vessel sailed for Havre on the 28th March.
On the 26th March, the s.s. "Southville," of North Shields, official number
117,963, from Odessa, arrived at Gravesend, when the Master reported that
one of the engineers was unwell and had a little rash on him. On
tion this proved to be the rash of Small-pox. He was first taken ill on 16th
March, and kept more or less in his own cabin from that date with a mess-room
boy in attendance on him. I discovered that this boy had never been vaccinated,
and I therefore deemed it necessary to land him at Denton Hospital for
observation, as it was most probable he would develop symptoms of the
disease during the next few days.
On the 27th March, he ailed with headache, pain in back, and fever, and
was at once treated as a case of Small-pox. The rash came out on 30th March,
and was of a very severe confluent type. The boy was infected on the first
day of exposure, viz., 16th March. He stated "his father and mother did
not believe in vaccination." He recovered, but had a narrow escape of his
life, and at best was considerably disfigured.
The s.s. "Shadwell," of Sunderland, official number 114,659, from Calcutta,
arrived at Gravesend on the 10th May, via Dunkirk and Middlesbrough.
On the 9th March, a native quartermaster was landed at Colombo suffering
from Small-pox. Two cases suspicious of Small-pox were landed at Dunkirk
on the 18th April, and a lascar was landed at Middlesbrough suffering from
Small-pox on the 29th April.
On August 2nd, an able seaman was paid off from a British vessel at
Rotterdam. He came over to London, arriving on August 3rd, apparently
well. He left the ship at Tilbury and proceeded by train to London, and
thence to an address in Poplar.
The rash of Small-pox appeared on August 8th, and he was removed to
hospital.
The passengers' quarters occupied by him on the vessel were disinfected as
a precautionary measure.