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 Orsett]
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Diphtheria
There were 13 cases of Diphtheria notified and
110 death. Six cases at Cliadwell-St.-Mary (Docks).
One at South and North Ockendon. One at Mucking
and Corringham. Three at the Thurrocks. One
at Stanford-le-Hope. One at Horndon-on-the-Hill.
Membranous
Croup
No cases notified.
Typhoid Fever
There were 9 cases of Typhoid Fever notified
and two deaths. One was in the Thurrocks, and
died. Three of the cases were at Tilbury Docks,
no death. Three cases at Stanford-le-Hope, one
death. Two at Horndon-on-the-Hill.
Puerperal Fever
There was one case of Puerperal Fever notified
and no death.
Erysipelas
There were 24 cases of Erysipelas notified and
no death. Six cases in the Thurrocks. Six at
Cliadwell-St.-Mary. Four at Mucking and Corringham.
Two at Stanford-le-Hope. Two at Orsett.
One at Horndon-on-the-Hill and three in the Union
House.
Measles
Un-notified. Ten deaths.
Whooping
Cough
Un-notified. Nine deaths.
Diarrhcea
Un-notified. Thirty-five. Ten at the Thurrocks.
Five at Aveley and Stifford. Nine at the Docks.
Three at the Ockendons. Three at Stanford-leHope.
Three at Mucking and Corringham. Two
at Horndon-on-the-Hill.
factories and Workshops Act, 1901.
Forty-one Workshops are on the Register.
They have all been inspected and very trifling
defects found, which have all been remedied as
soon as pointed out, without necessity for any
formal notice.