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"The Smallpox Scare (Fumigating Railway Passengers on the Southern Border.)," Sydney Mail, December 10, 1881.
Fumigation was commonly employed during the outbreak in an attempt to prevent the disease from spreading. In this illustration, railway passengers at the New South Wales border are being fumigated.
“Friday, July 22, 1881,” Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, July 22, 1881.
The smallpox outbreak catalysed efforts to restrict Chinese immigration to the colony on a parliamentary level, culminating in the Influx of Chinese Restriction Act 1881. There was significant debate surrounding the particulars of this bill. This…
Smallpox Hotspots Map ("City of Sydney & Suburbs, 1887," Historical Atlas of Sydney).
The five highlighted areas accounted for 66% of all smallpox cases and 68% of all deaths during the outbreak. They were overwhelmingly occupied by some of the city's poorest residents.