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 Barking]
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SHOWING CAUSATION AND DISTRIBUTION.
No. | Date. | Address. | Where treated. | Result. | Supposed Cause. | Remarks. |
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1 | March 23 | 14 Heath Street | At Home | Recovered | Drains defective | Employed at fish shop in East Street, drains defective |
2 | April 26 | 69 St. Margarets Road | Upney Hospital | „ | „ „ | |
3 | „ 26 | „ „ | „ „ | „ | „ „ | |
4 | „ 28 | 8 Barking Place | „ „ | „ | „ „ | |
5 | May 4 | 10 Cobham Road | At Home | „ | „ „ | Friend of children, 69 St. Margarets Road |
6 | June 6 | 69 St. Margarets Road | Upney Hospital | „ | „ „ | |
7 | July 18 | 1 Emily Co„ages | „ „ | „ | „ | |
8 | „ 27 | 73 St. Margarets Road | „ „ | „ | No cause discovered | Drains tested & found perfect |
9 | Sept. 6 | 10 Church Road | „ „ | „ | „ „ | |
10 | „ 7 | 13 Nelson Street | At Home | Died | Drains defective | Complained of bad smells when going to work |
11 | „ 7 | „ „ | „ | „ | „ „ | |
12 | ,, 21 | 72 Ripple Road | Upney Hospital | Recovered | „ „ | |
13 | Oct. 5 | 108 East Street | At Home | „ | No cause discovered | |
14 | 8 | 18 Romford Street | Upney Hospital | „ | „ „ | |
15 | „ 10 | 59 Wakering Road | „ „ | „ | „ „ | |
16 | „ 19 | 10 Gas Yard | „ „ | „ | „ „ | |
17 | ,, 20 | Broadway | At Home | Recovered | No cause discovered | Drains tested & found perfect |
18 | ,, 25 | 129 Glenny Road | Upney Hospital | „ | „ „ | „ „ „ |
19 | „ 25 | 2 Smith's Co„ages | „ „ | „ | Drains defective and house damp | |
20 | „ 26 | 4 St. Johns Retreat | „ „ | „ | Drains defective and bell trap | |
21 | „ 28 | 2 Eldred Road | London Hospital | „ | Drains found blocked | |
22 | „ 29 | 3 Braintree Terrace | Upney Hospital | „ | No cause discovered | |
23 | „ 31 | 3 Bifron Street | „ „ | „ | Eating shell fish | Defective drains in addition |
24 | „ 31 | 16 Battery Terrace | „ „ | „ | No cause discovered | |
25 | Nov. 1 | 101 Glenny Road | „ „ | „ | „ „ | |
26. | „ 2 | 3 Braintree Terrace | St. Bartholomew's | „ „ | ||
27 | „ 7 | 4 St. Johns Road | Upney Hospital | Drains blocked, cesspool full | ||
28 | „ 14 | 24 Boundary Road | At Home | Recovered | Defective connection under w.c. | |
29 | „ 29 | 1 West Bank | „ | „ | Works at cleaning ditches | |
30 | Dec. 10 | 38 Boundary Road | „ | „ | Defective connection under w.c. | |
31 | „ 19 | 28 Back Lane | Upney Hospital | Died | Drains defective |