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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Romford 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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May 15th.—Malvern Road.—Blocked closet. Notice. Remedied.
May 18th.—South Hornchurch.—Defective closet. Notice.
Remedied.
May 19th.—Lower Richmond Street.—Blocked drain. Notice.
Remedied.
May 2lst.—Ardleigh Green.—Foul cesspits. Notice. Remedied.
May 21st.—Ditto—Defective sanitary arrangements. Notice.
Cesspool constructed.
June 5th.—High Street.—Insufficient closet accommodation.
Notice. Remedied.
June 6th.—South Hornchurch.—Foul ditch. Notice. Cleansed.
June 6th. — Ditto—Insufficient closet accommodation. Notice.
Remedied.
June 7th.—Hacton Lane.—Defective closets and drains. Earth
closets provided under notice.
July 3rd.—Harold Wood.—Foul cesspool and drains. Notice.
Cleansed.
July 3rd.— Ditto—Foul cesspool and drain. Notice. Cleansed.
July 9th.—Ardleigh Green. — Foul cesspool and drain. Notice.
Cleansed.
July 13 th.— Village.—Foul cesspool and drain. Notice.
Cleansed.
July 19th.—Ditto—Defective sanitary arrangements and bad
water supply. Remedied. South Essex water laid on.
July 30th.—Lower Richmond Street.—Swine kept so as to be
a nuisance. Notice. Removed.
Aug. 13th — Ditto.—Foul drains. Notice. Remedied.