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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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CASES OF SMALL-POX NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1901—continued.
| Date. | Address. | Name. | Age | Date of Removal. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th Nov. | 7, Bartripp Road | John W. | 16 | 14-11-'01 |
| 21st „ | 342, Kingsland Road | Percy H. | 6 | 20 „ |
| 26th ,, | 59, Church Road, Homerton | Edith D. | 12 | 26 „ * |
| 28 th „ | 7, Riseholme Street | Hester F. | 23 | 27 „ |
| 5th Dee. | 60, Cassland Road | Edwin W. | 29 | 4-12-'01 |
| 6th „ | 56, Eleanor Road | Charles B. | 25 | 5 „ |
| 18th „ | 8, Sanford Lane | Charlotte W. | 33 | D'dath'me 17-12-'01 |
| 21st „ | 32, Groombridge Road | Tom C. | 30 | 20-12-'01 |
| 23rd „ | 5, Helmsley Place | John H. | 19 m | 22 „ |
| 24th „ | 16, Tottenham Road | James H. | 25 | 23 „ |
| 28th „ | 28, Sanford Terrace | Elizabeth H. | 33 | 27 „ |
| „ | 19, Lawrence Buildings | Minnie H. | 22 | „ |
| „ „ | 16, Sanford Lane | Ada W. | 35 | „ |
| 30th „ | Casual Ward, H.U. | Edward T. | 48 | 28 „ |
| „ „ | 31, Christie Road | James P. | 35 | 27 „ |
| „ „ | 25, Sanford Lane | Mrs. H. | 21 | 28 „ |
| „ „ | 8, „ „ | Charles W. | 34 | „ |
| „ „ | 8, Glading Terrace | Caroline W. | 31 | 29 „ |
| 31st „ | 7, Clevedon Street | Mary D. | 22 | 30 „ |
| „ „ „ „ | 19, De Beauvoir Square 18a, Dyssell Street | Clara, S. William G. | 21 21 | „ |
Amongst these oases a very noteworthy one was that of Charlotte W.
of 8, Sanford Lane. This woman fell ill on the 8th December and a
rash appeared on her body two days after. A medical practitioner
was called in to see her and he diagnosed the case as one of food
poisoning. For seven days the woman was treated for this affection,
but on the seventh day I was asked by her medical attendant to
see her. The case was a well marked one of small-pox, and before she
could be removed to hospital the woman died. Owing to the mistake
in diagnosis, a large number of the woman's friends and neighbours
visited her, the result being that no less than 24 individuals were
ultimately infected, either directly or indirectly, by this one case.
This one incident shows how much may be done to prevent the
spread-of small-pox by early recognition of its nature and removal to
hospital, and on the contrary how much mischief may be brought
about by a mistaken diagnosis.
Amongst the 41 cases notified were five deaths, giving a mortality
rate of 10.2 per cent. of those attacked, and .02 per 1,000 living.