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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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| No. | Date. | Locality. | Disease. | Action taken. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jan. 3. | Norfolk Road | Diphtheria | One case. Sewer gas escaping from man-hole of sewer close to house. Defect remedied. Removed. | No other case |
| 2. | ,, 7. | George Street | Enteric Fever | One case. Origin obscure. Fatal. Patient declined to go into Hospital. Premises and bedding disinfected after termination of case. | No other case |
| 3. | „ 10. | Birkbeck Road | Diphtheria | One case. A leaky ventilation shaft of sewer close to house. Remedied. Removed. | No other case |
| 4. | „ 12 &: 18 | Catherine Road | Diptheria | Two cases in one family. Defective sanitary conditions. One case fatal. Removed. | No other case |
| 5. | „ 27. | Honiton Road | Scarlet Fever | One case notified. Not confirmed. | |
| 6. | „ 27. | Eastern Road | Scarlet Fever | One case. Isolated at home. | |
| 7. | „ 28. | Oldchurch Road | Scarlet Fever | One case. Origin obscure. Removed. | No other case |
| 8. | „ 29. | Albert Road | Scarlet Fever | One case. Mother recently returned . from Somerset. Scarlet Fever in the house visited. Removed. | No other case |
| 9. | Feb. 2. | Eastern Road | Scarlet Fever | One case. Child attending Moss Lane School where two children with suspicion of having had Scarlet Fever were excluded. ' Removed. | See No. 22 |
| 10. | ,, 9 | Cotleigh Road | Diphtheria | One case. Origin obscure. A dubious case. | |
| 11. | „ 19. | Collier Row | Scarlet Fever | One case. Origin obscure. Child had been at Picture Palace a few days previously. Removed. | No other case |