[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC] page 4

Romford 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]

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No	Date.	Locality.	Disease.	Source of Disease. Action taken.	Result.
20	Mar. 7	Dagenham, Station Road	Diphtheria -	One case. Bad Sanitary condition of the locality. See subsequent part of the report.	Case removed to Hospital
21	„ 10	Dagenham, Hull Street	Diphtheria -	Three cases in one family. Local nuisance. Remedied	Case removed to Hospital
22	,, 14	Dagenham, Bull Street	Diphtheria -	One case in same family as No. 21	Case removed to Hospital
23	„ 15	Dagenham, Dewey Road	Diphtheria -	One case. Local nuisance
21	11 to 17	Cottage Homes, Hornchurch	Diphtheria -	sixteen cases. No insanitary condition. I believe the disease was caught by a child whilst walking in Park Road, there being a decided history of sewer gas smelt there. * The rest of the cases arising from personal infection	All these cases were treated in the local infectious hospital which the Authorities have in the grounds
25	„ 16	Dagenham, Five Elms	Diphtheria -	One case. Contracted in Rainham. Isolated at home
26	„ 20	Station Road, Dagenham	Diphtheria -	One case. See No. 19
27	„ 20	Hornchurch	Diphtheria -	One case. Isolation
28	„ 23	Station Road, Dagenham	Diphtheria -	Three cases See No. 19
29	„ 23	Dagenham	Scarlet Fever -	One case. Contracted from No. 17. Removed to Hospital
30	,, 26	Station Road, Dagenham	Diphtheria -	One case. See No. 19
31	„ 26	Up minster	Enteric Fever -	One case. Disease contracted away from home. Instruction, &c.	No other case
32	April 1	South Hornchurch	Diphtheria -	Two cases in two adjoining houses	Removed
33	„ 2	North Hornchurch	Scarlet Fever -	One case
34	„ 1-8	Rainham	Diphtheria -	Four cases. This was the end of the Rainham epidemic
35	,, 1	Dagenham	Scarlet Fever -	One case. Removed
36	„ 2	Hornchurch	Scarlet Fever -	Ditto