Mexborough and Swinton Times April 22, 1927

Ssmallpox is, happily, abating in Swinton, and the last two weeks have brought only three cases, including the first from Piccadilly.

This hamlet is a healthy spot, but the sanitary arrangements, with the exception of the new houses, or as primitive as any in Swinton, so must be the pure air which makes for immunity.