Things To DoHow the ‘Speckled Monster’ lived on...By Gareth Dennison Published 5th Jan 2021, 10:23 GMTUpdated 5th Jan 2021, 10:36 GMTThese posters were put up all over Rawmarsh and Parkgate early in 1926 to inform the inhabitants of the dangers of smallpox.IN THE 16th century smallpox was called the Speckled Monster and accounted for between ten and 15 per cent of all deaths. Continue Reading