Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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No. | Date. | Disease. | Locality. | Origin of Disease. Action taken. | Result. |
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14 | Mar. 4 | Scarlet Fever | Squirrels Heath | Two cases in one family. Refused to be removed. Instructions. &c. | |
15 | „ 7 | Diphtheria | Noak Hill | One case. Local nuisance. Remedied. | No other case |
16 | „ 13 | Diphtheria | Dymoke Road | Ditto Ditto | No other case |
17 | April 9 | Diphtheria | Beacontree Health | One case. Local nuisance from foul drain. Remedied pro tem. Case fatal. | No other case |
18 | „ 9 | Scarlet Fever | New North Road | One case. Imported. Instructions. Disinfected. | |
19 | „ 9 | Diphtheria | Harold Word | An imported case. | Removed |
20 | „ 15 | Diphtheria | Beacoutree Heath | Another case in same family as No. 17. | No other case |
21 | May 11 | Typhoid Fever | Rainham | One case. Origin obscure. Instructions, &c. | |
22 | „ 24 | Scarlet Fever | South Hornchurch | One case. | Removed to Hospital |
23 | „ 24 | Scarlet Fever | Beacoutree Heath | Ditto | |
24 | „ 29 | Scarlet Fever | Beacontree Heath | Ditto | |
24 | June 1 | Scarlet Fever | Beacontree Heath | Ditto | |
26 | „ 10 | Scarlet Fever | Dagenham | Ditto | |
27 | „ 10 | Scarlet Fever | Chequers Lane Dagenham | One case. A doubtful one. | |
23 | „ 13 | Diphtheria | Beacontree Heath | One case. Local drain nuisance. | |
29 | „ 15 | Diphtheria | Hornchurch | One case. | Removed |
30 | „ 18 | Scarlet Fever | Hornchurch | Ditto | Removed |
31 | „ 19 | Scarlet Fever | Beacontree Heath | Ditto | Removed |
32 | „ 22 | Scarlet Fever | Hornchurch | Ditto | Removed |
33 1 | „ 23 | Scarlet Fever | Hornchurch | One case. On enquirv it was found that a child had been attending school who had evidently had an unrecognised mild attack of Scarlet Fever. The school was closed for a time. 30 cases altogether occurred, the last about Nov. 7. | Removed |