Notes on a Case of Variola Nigra. (Malignant or Black Smallpox.)
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1901, arriving in Bristol on Monday, 6th January, 1902. Smallpox was prevalent in Boston between July and December, 1901: 344 cases and 41 deaths were recorded during that period. In February, 1902, two further cases of smallpox were introduced into Bristol, and several cases into Liverpool from this part of the United States. On January 4th, fourteen days after joining the vessel and two days before arrival, he was definitely ill, having probably been sickening for a day previously; he then complained of general chilliness and considerable pains in the sacral region, which he attributed to exposure and strain during rough weather.
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