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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 RDC]
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Diseases of a zymotic character proved fatal in 29 instances. The death-rate from this class of disease for the entire district having been 1-4 per 1,000. The following table shows the nature and distribution of fatal zymotic disease in the different localities of the district.
| Dagenham. | Havering. | Upminster. | Hornchurch | Kainbam. | Great Warley. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
ISOLATION HOSPITAL
The following cases were admitted into the Isolation Hospital
from the Rural district during the year.
Recovered. Died.
Scarlet Fever 27 27 —
Diphtheria 8 8—
Enteric Fever 16 13 3
The nursing and general treatment of the patients in the
Hospital has been most satisfactory, and I am able to assure the
Council that they possess a most valuable help in fighting infectious
disease in the existence of such a well-appointed Hospital. In every
case the patients' friends have expressed themselves as most grateful
for the treatment received in that Institution.