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all houses where cases of infectious disease have
occurred, all bedding, wearing apparel, &c., is taken
to the Isolation Hospital and disinfected there in
one of Dr. Thresh's portable steam disinfectors.
Notices of all cases of infectious disease are sent to
the School Managers, and in the case of Small-pox
to the Vaccination Officer.
Cause of Distribution
of
Disease
The most unhealthy part of the District was
round Tilbury Docks ; here the soil is peaty and
water-logged ; cesspools have been continually overflowing
for years, back yards frequently under
water, houses damp. Nearly all cottages are now
connected with the sewer, and there is a considerable
improvement in the death-rate.
Notification of Diseases.
Scarlet Fever
Small-Pox—No Case.
There were 57 cases of Scarlet Fever notified and
1 death. Fourteen of the cases were at the Thurrocks
and occurred at different times. One of the
cases occurred at Tilbury Docks. Eleven at the
Ockendons. Four at Aveley and Stifford. Two at
Orsett. Twenty-one at Stanford-le-Hope. Four at
Mucking and Corringham. The disease was everywhere
of a very mild type.
Diphtheria
There were 34 cases of Diphtheria notified and 8
deaths. Five cases at Chadwell-St.-Mary (Docks),
and one death. Two at Sonth and North Ockendon
and no death. Five at Mucking and Corringham
and two deaths. Nine at the Thurrocks and four
deaths. Three at Aveley and StifFord and one
death. Two at Orsett and one death. Seven at
Stanford-le-Hope and no death. One at Laindon
Hills and no death.
Membranous
Croup
No cases notified.
Typhoid Fever
There were 28 cases of Typhoid Fever notified
and 5 deaths. Six were in the Thurrocks, two