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On July 10th, Henry Warren, aged 25 years, of
58, Church Road, was notified as suffering from
Small-pox, I at once visited him and had him moved
to the Orsett and Grays Small-pox Hospital. I
could not trace source of infection.
Two other men had been sleeping in the same
room, but they were not at home and neither
Warren or the landlady could (or would) give me
their names, and although the Sanitary Inspector
and myself called at the house several times, we
could never find them in.
On July 28th, one of these men, Walter Vyney,
aged 39 years, was notified as having Small-pox,
and when the ambulance was sent to fetch him, his
fellow-lodger, Frank Jasper, 38 years, was notified
as having Small-pox, and they were both removed
to the Small-pox Hospital.
On each occasion I immediately notified the L.G.
Board, the County Medical Officer of Health, the
Vaccination Officer, and the Schools.
All wearing apparel, bedding, &c., was taken to
the Small-pox Hospital, and the Thresh Portable
Disinfector taken there and the things disinfected.
The cottages were all immediately disinfected,
and all paper scraped from the walls.
There were 56 cases of Scarlet Fever notified and
one death. Nine of the cases were at the Thurrocks
and occurred at different times. Bight of the cases
occurred at Tilbury Docks. Bleven at the Ockendons.
Ten at Aveley and Stifford. Twelve at
Stanford-le-Hope. Five at Mucking and Cortingham.
One at Horndon-on-the-Hill. The disease
was everywhere of a very mild type.
Scarlet Fever