Memorandum by Dr R.J. Reece, as to questions raised by Dr Hope regarding his Report on smallpox and smallpox hospitals at Liverpool 1902-03 / (sgd) Richard J. Reece, 6th July, 1905.

  • Reece, Richard James, 1862-1924.
Date:
1905
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Credit: Memorandum by Dr R.J. Reece, as to questions raised by Dr Hope regarding his Report on smallpox and smallpox hospitals at Liverpool 1902-03 / (sgd) Richard J. Reece, 6th July, 1905. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    9hm Port Banitrry end Hospitals 5o;mittee trill desir© to do satisfied upon this point, -laid will no doubt eonfer with Urn Local OoversiEant Board upon the nattor. 10. The Ctesitte© will, of course appreciate tliat Dr Beeee's Bepcrt derived its importance trtm t3m official position which he lie Ids, and altiiougii it does not appear that th© Local -Jc-vemmsnt Poard have adopted trie liaport, or itav© ,<?-iv©n official aoogptano© to it, yet no doubt must be allowed to rs&ain as to the views or the hoard and the views of the Ctommitte© in tli© rr/fcer. Mi Wm Hop©.'* In t^ie first instance I may dismiss Los. 1 arid 10. Ko comment is needed. Ko. 8* As to what I state in sy Report on this r.;att©r see pp. 6 and 7, where I mention ©er&aia la calls connected witii th© administration of the Liverpool 'Hospitals. I fail to see now a summation for a revision of the sonar© of suporvlsion can ee construed as suggesting •negligence on the part of tha capitals Coiro^itx©© ox1 the H^crnoraticn.* (Dr Hope's Observations, p. 5, para. 4). However Dr Hop© admits the correctness of m& statement S&t he himself points out that this trouble is of old s tarring. ** (observat»ions p. 5, para. 2). W»m 3. kly report snows the topot^raphical $Mw$HE$$m& tion of the invasion by smallpox for tie Oity of Liverpool as a Hfcol©, and for t--o special mile areas ©round ©aofe of the three Hospitals used at on© and another period for the reception of acute smallpox patients. Also it shows period by period the bixae incidence of feMfl house invasion. It is this latter point which is of special :L.;^ertanoe, as it