Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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| No | Date. | Locality. | Disease. | Source of Disease. Action taken. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mar. 7 | Dagenham, Station Road | Diphtheria - | One case. Bad Sanitary condition of the locality. See subsequent part of the report. | Case removed to Hospital |
| 21 | „ 10 | Dagenham, Hull Street | Diphtheria - | Three cases in one family. Local nuisance. Remedied | Case removed to Hospital |
| 22 | ,, 14 | Dagenham, Bull Street | Diphtheria - | One case in same family as No. 21 | Case removed to Hospital |
| 23 | „ 15 | Dagenham, Dewey Road | Diphtheria - | One case. Local nuisance | |
| 21 | 11 to 17 | Cottage Homes, Hornchurch | Diphtheria - | sixteen cases. No insanitary condition. I believe the disease was caught by a child whilst walking in Park Road, there being a decided history of sewer gas smelt there. * The rest of the cases arising from personal infection | All these cases were treated in the local infectious hospital which the Authorities have in the grounds |
| 25 | „ 16 | Dagenham, Five Elms | Diphtheria - | One case. Contracted in Rainham. Isolated at home | |
| 26 | „ 20 | Station Road, Dagenham | Diphtheria - | One case. See No. 19 | |
| 27 | „ 20 | Hornchurch | Diphtheria - | One case. Isolation | |
| 28 | „ 23 | Station Road, Dagenham | Diphtheria - | Three cases See No. 19 | |
| 29 | „ 23 | Dagenham | Scarlet Fever - | One case. Contracted from No. 17. Removed to Hospital | |
| 30 | ,, 26 | Station Road, Dagenham | Diphtheria - | One case. See No. 19 | |
| 31 | „ 26 | Up minster | Enteric Fever - | One case. Disease contracted away from home. Instruction, &c. | No other case |
| 32 | April 1 | South Hornchurch | Diphtheria - | Two cases in two adjoining houses | Removed |
| 33 | „ 2 | North Hornchurch | Scarlet Fever - | One case | |
| 34 | „ 1-8 | Rainham | Diphtheria - | Four cases. This was the end of the Rainham epidemic | |
| 35 | ,, 1 | Dagenham | Scarlet Fever - | One case. Removed | |
| 36 | „ 2 | Hornchurch | Scarlet Fever - | Ditto |