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There were no more cases of Small Pox in the Common
Lodging House.
The next case may possibly be put down to aerial connection,
or infection through domestic animals, but all I
can say is that I could not trace the disease to any known
cause of infection. The house was about 200 yards from
the house whence H had been removed on April 8th. This
gives an incubation period of 16 days. The child had never
been out, nor had the mother since her confinement; none
of the inmates were traced to any suspicious contact. Wo
doctor was in attendance and infection could not be traced
to the mid-wife. The baby was only three weeks old, was
unvaccinated, and died in hospital.
On April 27 th a tramp came from Molesey and called
at the house of the Public Vaccinator. He was at once sent
to hospital. This case was a possible link between the
tramp who came from Beaconsfield with A and the cases
which follow.
On May 8th a case of Small Pox (N) was notified from
Canbury Park Road, and was removed to hospital. The
inmates had been re-vaccinated, but not recently, and
declined further re-vaccination. No further cases occurred.
A tramp had called at the house some time previously, who
appeared to be ill.
On June 4th a child (P) was found to be suffering from
Small Pox. This child had been to a house in Canbury
Park Road near the house where N lodged. It iiad then
seen a relative who was ill and who kissed the child. This
man (0) had left Canbury Park Road and removed to
Hudson's Road, but his work was at Molesey. I have
every reason to believe he had suffered from a mild attack
of Small Pox. The patient was kept under observation and
no further cases occurred. On June 17th, the father of the
child (P) was taken ill, and on the 21st, Mr. Gobey, the
disinfector, was attacked. The latter was a conscientious
objector and had not been vaccinated since childhood. He
unfortunately died in hospital. This was the last case.