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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    altogether upon n limited aspect or the C'eoeraphical distribution of tha disease. i*o other aspect of tiie question has oeen sak.en into ecnsi deration, and the c^ssrapliical ono to only sue! partial extent aa trill anacla it to invast liee conclusions with, an appearance of accuracy. 4. Spot :;-nps, and taoles ccjapiled frofc; l.liHH, are alone relied upon. Tiie futility of casing con- clusions upon spot slaps and taeles compiled fats® tbani alone, is illustrated ey a comparison of the smallpox insideroe in the Ferhhill oapifc,el area wifch its inei lenoe in uhe Hetherf i©14 Bead Hospital area. ELie two oases are practically parallel so far as geographical incidence is concerned. The gradations in the incidence of the disease ere reniarliB-bly similar, and as a oasis of statistical arepi_ent, the $$a$ of ISetherfield Koa& capital is a much stronger one than Farlrhfll, oeoause Hps observations extend over a laager period, vis : twenty-tares months as compared with six uontSUs, and relate to a eoi-'si-leraoly larger mi^r of ho^os. 5. Put there is no reason to assume t*iat Katherfield Hoad hospital, Which was not usad for s&allpox at all, could have aeen a source of .smallpox infection to the nei&hoourhood.. The presence there of smallpox was due to other causes - the* sasiie causes in fact, which gave rise to it in the neighbourhood of Parhhill. 6. In both cases tiie prevalence of m all pox wa* due to causes wholly unconnected with either hospital. 7. Heferring to Priory icoad hospital, the spot naps themselves lend no colour to the coiiClusions sought to oa drawn iron-, them, ^or ore than an entire year the hospital was in full use, and bl.io wl cle population