Report of the medical officer of health with reference to smallpox in the city.

  • Liverpool (England)
Date:
1902
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Credit: Report of the medical officer of health with reference to smallpox in the city. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RE PORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTFI. SMALLPOX IN THE CITY. The total number of cases of Smallpox (including imported ones) occurring in the City since December bth, 1901, has been 112. Of these 2 died, nnvaccinated, and 09 remained under treatment on March 10th, 1902. During the first ten months of the year 1901, twenty-five cases of smallpox occurred in the City of Liverpool, eight of which were imported by sea, and one developed smallpox a few days after arrival from a neighbouring town. The City was entirely free from smallpox during the month of November, 1901 ; and it may therefore be assumed that the present outbreak originated subsequent to that month. On the ()th December the ss. “ Tolta ” arrived, having eleven convalescent cases of smallpox on board, five of which were tem- porarily detained. This was followed, on 12th December, by the discovery that a fireman from the ss. “ Devonian ” had landed on Xovember 28th, and subsequently developed smallpox at his home. This case was followed by a second one at the same address, on the 22nd December. On 19th December the ss. Xorseman ” arrived ; one case of small- pox was removed from her, and three persons who had been io contact developed smallpox shortly afterwards.