Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1902.

  • Hammersmith (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1903]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1902. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    25 24th. A rash appeared on February 26th. The case was diagnosed as variola on February 28th, and removed the some day. by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rother hithe. He had resided at the house for many months. No case of illness had lately occurred at the house, and I was unable to obtain any evidence as to how he had con tracted the disease. The patient had never been vaccinated. No. 43.—Case of H— E—, age 32, residing at Mardale Street, a coachman, employed at Ladbroke Grove. He was first taken ill on February 27th. A rash appeared on March 3rd. The case was diagnosed the some day by the patient's private medical attendant, and removed at once by the Metropolitan Asylum3 Board to Rotherhithe. He had resided at the house for some months. There had been no case of illness lately at the house, and I was unable to obtain any evidence as to how he had contracted the disease. He had been vaccinated in infancy, but never re-vaccinated. No. 44.—Case of F— F—, age 21, a labourer, employed at St. Pancras and various other places, and residing at Queen's Road. He was first taken ill on February 27th. A rash appeared on March 1st. The case was diagnosed on March 5th by the patient's private medical attendant, and he was removed the some day by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. He had resided at the house for some months. There had been no case of illness lately at the house, but he had been employed by his father for the last two weeks to assist him in stripping walls, &c., after disinfection by the Local Authority of St. Pancras, his father being employed by St. Pancra3 Council's contractor. No information as to vaccination was obtained. No. 45.—Case of A— B—, age 32, engaged in household duties and residing in Mersey Street. She was first taken ill on March 7th. The rash appeared on March 9th. The case was diagnosed by the patient's private medical attendant on March 11th, and removed the some day by the Metro politan Asylums Board to Rotherhithe. She had resided at the house for many months. There had been no previous case of illness lately at the house, but Mr. B—, who was not residing with his wife, was said to have called at the house with money on March 1st, and he was subsequently removed to hospital suffering from small-pox. Mrs. B—, however, stated that her husband had not slept at the house lately. I was unable to obtain the address where