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Romford 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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The subjoined table shows the degree in which infectious disease
prevailed in the various parishes of the district.
Phthisis.—This disease, which was recently made a notifiable
one, in the case of paupers, is not very prevalent in this District.
The practice is, in those cases which are brought under official
notice, to disinfect houses where patients suffering from this disease
The following table shows the distribution of infectious diseases in the several parishes of the district.
| Dagenham, Beacontree and Chadwell lieaths | Havering. | ' Hornchurch. | Upminster, Cranham, and Corbets Tey. | Great Warley. | Rainham and Wennington. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 36 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| Diphtheria | 24 | 2 | 13 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 67 | 3 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
II.—An Account of the Sanitary Condition of the district at
the end of 1909.
In complying with this section of the Local Government Board's
instructions to Medical Officers of Health, 1 proceed to give, as in
former years, a short account of the sanitary state of the district,
under the same heads of localities as are given in the statistical table.
Dagenham, Beacontree and Chadwell heath.—Villages and
scattered groups of houses, all situate in the parish of Dagenham,
and occupying a very wide area, standing on gravel and London Clay,
some (part of Dagenham Village and immediate neighbourhood) on
alluvium. Population estimated 7,550. Mainly agricultural, some