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Stepney 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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2, Railway Place, York Road.—Lydia Miller, aged 4,
Albert, aged 6, and Louisa, aged 12, were taken ill on October
31st and removed on November the 3rd. Lydia and Albert
were unvaccinated, and Louisa had been vaccinated in infancy
only. Albert died on November 9th. There were no other
children in the house, and the parents were immediately
re-vaccinated.
St. George's Casual Ward.—Charles Stockton, aged 30,
was taken ill on November 6th, and removed on November 9th.
He was vaccinated in infancy only.
Charles Knapman, aged 46, admitted from 106, St. George
Street (a common lodging house). The rash appeared on
November 18th, and he was removed on November 19th. He
was vaccinated in infancy only. He died on November 28th.
Whitechapel Infirmary.—John Harlington, aged 30, was
removed to the hospital from the casual ward on October 27th.
He was vaccinated in infancy only.
Thomas Sutton, aged 50, admitted to the infirmary from the
Victoria Home on November 12th. He fell ill on November 9th,
and was removed on November 13th. He was vaccinated in
infancy, and re-vaccinated in 1870. He had slept at the
Victoria Home since October 31st.
Isabella McQuinn, aged 34, fell ill on November 9th, and
was removed to hospital on November 17th. She had slept at
the Salvation Army Shelter, Hanbury Street, for the previous
three months, and removed to the infirmary on November 16th.
She was vaccinated in infancy only.
John McQuinn, aged 42, was brought to the infirmary
from 41, Commercial Street on November 19th, complaining
that he was not very well. The rash appeared on November
27th, and he was removed to the hospital on the same day.
Alfred Vercoe, aged 67, was admitted to the infirmary on
October 18th. He left the infirmary for South Grove Workhouse
on November 14th. He was re-admitted on November