London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Romford 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]

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May 12th.—Chadwell Heath.—Cowshed filthy. Notice. Cleansed.
May 12th.—Ditto Ditto
May 12th.—Ditto—Accumulation of manure close to dwelling.
Notice. Removed.
May 18th.—Dagenham, New Road.—Polluted ditch. Notice.
Cleansed.
May 18th.—Beacontree Heath. —Cottage with had water supply.
Notice. South Essex Co. Water supplied.
May 18th.—Ditto
May 21st.—Dagenham, New Road.—Polluted ditch. Notice.
Cleansed.
May 21st.—Dagenham, Kittle's Cottages.—Foul privy. Notice.
Cleansed.
May 21st.—Dagenham, Station Road.—Foul cesspool. Notice.
Cleansed.
May 21st.—Ditto Ditto
May 21st.—Ditto—Foul cesspool and drains.
Notice. Cleansed.
May 23rd.—Beacontree Heath.—Foul accumulation of manure.
Notice. Removed.
June 25th.— Whalebone Lane.—Foul cesspool. Notice. Cleansed.
July 23rd.—Dagenham.—Trucks of offensive manure at railway
station, close to passenger platform. This was a serious nuisance, the
manure being of the foulest nature, decomposing offal mixed with
ordinary manure. Several visits were paid here, and the L. T. & S.
R. Co. eventually undertook to bring no more.