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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Romford 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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No.Date.Locality.Disease.Source of Disease. Action taken.Result.
42„ 19Como StreetDiphtheriaOne care.No other case.
43„ 20Birkbeck Road .SmallpoxTwo cases. Infection by a relative. Removed. One other case here. See No.
14„ 23Church LaneSmallpoxOne case. Infection by a relative. Removed. One other case here. See No.
45May 2Marlboro' Road .Enteric Fever .One case. Imported. Instructions, &c.No other case.
46„ 2Church LaneSmallpoxOne case in same house as No. 41.No other case
47.. 2Birkbeck RoadSmallpoxOne case in same house as No, 43. Very Slight.No other case.
48„ 3Marks RoadSmallpoxOne case. Removed.
49„ 8Queen StreetScarlet Fever .DittoNo other case.
50„ 9Shaftesbury RoadSmallpoxDittoSee No.
51„ 10Queen StreetDiphtheriaOne case.No other case.
52„ 15Queen StreetDiphtheriaDitto
53„ 17George StreetScarlet FeverTwo cases. Removed.No other case.
54„ 18London RoadSmallpoxOne case. Contraction at Dart. ford.No other case.
55„ 19Shaftesbury RoadSmallpoxOne case. Father of children previously irfected (No. 50). This man refused to be re. vaccitated with the rest of the family on the first case occur. ing. He died in Hospital.
56„ 21Victoria RoadDiphtheriaOne case. Local Sanitary defect.No other case.
57„ 21George StreetScarlet FeverThree cases removed.No other case.
58„ 27Palm RoadScarlet Fever .One case.
59June 7 „ 8 „ 12Diphtheriasix cases. Infected by a case outside the district, attending school.