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Asylums Board to Hospital ships. Patient employed
on s.s. Arabia, which arrived in Albert Dock on 22nd
December, 1899, having landed a case of Variola at
Gravesend.
(2) William Long, aged 39, of 15, Chauntler Road. Vaccinated
in infancy. Rash on 6th January. Notified and
removed to Dagenham Hospital on 8th January.
Patient employed as ship's carpenter on s.s. Arabia. Vide
Case No. 1. The s.s. Arabia sailed on 4th January, but
is reported to have put off a case of illness, suspected to
be Small-pox, at Plymouth. The above patient is the
first to be treated in our new Dagenham Small-pox
Hospital.
(3) Alfred Girdwood, aged 30, of 24, Plashet Road.
nated in infancy. Attacked 18th January. Rash 21st
January. Notified and removed to Dagenham Hospital
22nd January. Patient had been staying at Bigby,
near Brigg, in Lincolnshire, from 24th December to
6th January. (Small-pox prevalent at Hull.)
(4) Ernest Cornish, 8 months, 95, Rokebv Street. Notified
15th February. (Not Small-pox.)
(5) Daisy Cutbush, aged 18; 111, Plashet Road. Notified
17th February. Removed to Dagenham. (Not Smallpox.)
(6) Fred. Morriss, aged 6; 42, Milton Road. Vaccination
doubtful. Attacked 16th February. Rash 20th February.
Notified by Medical Officer of Health. Removed to
Dagenham, 23rd February.
Daisy Morriss, aged 6, a sister of Fred, was
attacked on 6th February, had a severe rash on 8th,
and died on 14th February. In view of after events,
it is probable this illness was Variola. Charles Morriss,