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The number of cases removed to Hospital from each
locality was—Ilford 107, Dr. Barnardo's 1, Claybury 0,
outside districts 56; the outside districts are Romford
Urban, Romford Rural, and Barking Urban, making a total
of 164.
The notification of infectious diseases seems to be very
large when compared with the notifications of many other
districts, but this arises from the fact that measles is a
notifiable disease in the Urban District of Ilford, the
notifications of which amounted to 326, which would leave
357 for other causes.
I sent a report to the Local Government Board, County
Council, and Ilford Urban District Council on the outbreak
of small pox in March, 1900, and gave a description of how
it was brought about. When it is considered the fearful
rapidity with which the same disease spread in Gloucester, and
Edinburgh, and now in Glasgow, where in one day there are
more fresh cases notified than occurred during the whole
time in Ilford, and the almost hourly contact with
which the population here have, from most of our inhabitants
having to travel to London every day, it must
be apparent to every one that had it not been for the
exceeding care with which the most prompt and urgent
measures were taken to prevent the spread of the disease,
the case of small pox, instead of being only twelve, would
have been much greater.
The Hospital for Infectious Diseases is situated in the
district of Ilford, and is built to hold 20 beds, which has
proved to be quite insufficient for the number of cases which
the greatly increased population since it was built now
require. It is the intention of the District Council to have
the Hospital enlarged so as to be better able to meet the
requirements of the distriot.