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Hexham
Date: 1903-05-30
A smallpox-infested tramp was detained by the health authority in Hexham as the number of cases around the area rose. As well as Hexham, his meanderings had taken him to Kendal, Kirkby Stephen, Barnard Castle, Durham, Consett, Blaydon and Gateshead within a two-week period.
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