South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 06 February 1903

Another Case of Small-Pox at Mexborough            

On Tuesday morning Doctor J.J. Huey, medical officer of health, notified another case of smallpox, the victim in this instance been a man by the name of Swinglesby, who resides in Flowitt Street, and his children of the woman was removed to the infectious diseases hospital a week or so ago.

This makes the third case notified Mexborough, and every possible care is being taken by the sanitary authority to prevent further outbreaks, feared the more unaccountable overcrowding consequent on the strike development