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Romford 1902

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

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Table: 1. Summary of Action taken to prevent the spreadof Disease.

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1. Summary of Action taken to prevent the spread

of Disease.

No.	Date.	Locality.	Disease.	Soarce of Disease. Action taken.	Result.
1	Jan. 8	Dagenham	Enteric Fever	One case. Removed to Hospital.
2	„ 4	South Hornchurch	Smallpox	One case. Source of infection supposed to be the Dagenham Smallpox Hospital. Removed Contacts re-vaccinated and isolated for 10 days.	No other ease.
3	„ 4	Rainham	Smallpox	Two cases in different parts of village. Removed. Precautions as above.	No other case in either house.
4	„ 8	Rainham	Smallpox	One case (Melville road). As before.	No other case.
5	„ 8	North Hornchurch	Smallpox	Two cases in two adjacent houses. Infection brought by a woman from an infected house in the Urban district.	No other case.
6	„ 8	Rainham	Smallpox	One case. Supposed to have been contracted at Purfleet.	No other case.
7	„ 9	Dagenham	Diphtheria	One case. Local sanitary defect. Removed to Isolation Hospital.	No other case.
8	„ 13	Dagenham	Scarlet Fever	One case. Contracted at Barking. Removed to Hospital.	No other case.
9	„ 13	North Horn-church	Enteric Fever	One case. Supposed to have been contracted in London. Instruction, &c.	No other case.
10	„ 13	Hornchureh	Scarlet Fever	Two cases. Infection obscure. Instruction, &c. Disinfected.	No other ease.
11	„ 13	Hornchurch	Scarlet Fever	One case. Ditto.	No other case.
12	„ 20	North Horn-church	Smallpox	One case. Contracted in London. Removed.	No other case