London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Romford 1902

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

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No.Date.Locality.Disease.Source of Disease. Action taken.Result.
54Mar. 27RainhamSmallpoxOne case Contracted in London. Removed.No further case.
55April 1DagenhamSmallpoxOne case. Caught in London. Removed.See Nos. 57 and 43.
56„ 1South HornchurchSmallpoxOne case. Been working in field adjacent to Smallpox Hospital. Removed.No other case.
57„ 3DagenhamSmallpoxOne case. See No. 43. Removed.No other case.
58„ 4North HornchurchSmallnoxOne case. Contracted in London. A very mild case. Isolation at home.No other case.
59„ 8DagenhamSmallpoxOne case. Removed.No other case.
60„ 9DagenhamSmallpoxDitto.No other case.
61„ 9DagenhamSmallpoxOne case. Infection by No. 54, who had been going about with the eruption on him, and infected another family at Hornchurch. Removed.No other case.
62„ 10WenningtonScarlet FeverOne case. Instruction. Disinfected.No other case.
63„ 11North HornchurchSmallpoxOne case. Supposed to have been contracted from a friend. Removed.No other case.
64„ 14South HornchurchSmallpoxOne case. See No. 61. Removed.No other case.
65„ 15DagenhamSmallpoxOne case. Removed.No other case.
66„ 16RainhamSmallpoxOne case. Removed.No other case.
67„ 16DagenhamSmallpoxOne case. See No. 56. Removed.No other case.
68„ 17UpminsterEnteric FeverOne case.No other case.
69„ 17DagenhamSmallpoxOne case Removed.No other case.
70„ 23South HornchurchSmallpoxFive cases in one family. Infection by case No. 61. Removed. House in a filthy coudition and dilapidated. Restored and cleansed, Are.No other case.
71„ 25Hornchurch Cottage HomesSmallpoxA. series of cases occured in these homes, 15 altogether, during the next two weeks. The infection was supposed to have been brought by a visitor from London. All were removed at once to the Metropolitan Hospital.No other case.