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Stepney 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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the same class as Annie Bowen. Annie Bowen was ill in
school and was sent home. Neither Lerner nor Tallantye had
been vaccinated. Most of the other members of the class were
vaccinated.
29, Brook Street.—Frederick Smart, aged 1, was taken ill
on the 11th October and was removed to hospital on October
15th. He was not vaccinated and he died on October 21st.
Kate Gilbert, aged 11, was taken ill on October 27th and
removed on October 30th. She was vaccinated on October 21st,
or 6 days after the removal of the first patient. The rest of
the family were re-vaccinated.
18, Oley Place.—Harry Sclater, aged 44, was taken ill on
October 21st and removed on October 27th. He was vaccinated
in infancy only. The patient's wife and child as well as 5
other people in the house were immediately re-vaccinated.
63, Brushfield Street.—Ada Draper, aged 15, was taken ill
on October 24th and removed on October 27th. She was
vaccinated in infancy only. Nine other girls slept at the
Shelter, and they were all immediately successfully re-vaccinated,
with the exception of her sister who was unsuccessfully done.
51, Spencer Street.—Henry Lane, aged 4, was taken ill on
October 24th and removed on October 29th. He died on
November 2nd, the only child not vaccinated in the family.
In this family the parents, with 2 children over 10 years of
age and 3 under 10, were vaccinated in infancy.
Charles Shepherd, aged 4, of the same address, was taken
ill on November 7th and removed on November 10th. He was
not vaccinated. Reuben, aged 5 months, and Emma, aged 3
years were vaccinated on October 31st; the parents were
vaccinated in infancy. The parents and two children under 10
were immediately re-vaccinated. Charles was the only one
that contracted the disease.