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 Romford RDC]
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March 18th.—Chadwell Heath.—Seven houses without dustbins.
Notice. Supplied.
March 18th.—Dagenham, Station Road.—Sixteen houses without
dustbins. Notice. Supplied.
March 18th—Ditto.—Foul closet-pan, difficulty having arisen
owing to owner of adjacent land refusing access to the closet.
Arranged by Sanitary Inspector.
March 24th.—Ditto.—Foul drains and cesspools. Notice.
Cleansed.
March 24th.—Ditto Ditto
March 24th.—Dagenham, New Road.—Seven houses unfit for
human habitation. Notice. Closed. Ultimately repaired and reoccupied.
April 14th.—Dagenham, Station Road.—Two houses with no dnstbins.
Notice Supplied
April 25th.—Five Elms.—Foul ditch. Notice. Cleansed.
April 25th.— Beacontree. Heath.—Ditto Ditto
April 25th.—Ditto Ditto
Ap ril 25th.— Ditto—Foul accumulation of manure near house.
Notice. Ultimately removed.
April 25th.—Bennett's Castle Lane.—Overflow of ceaspool into
ditch near houses. Notice. Remedied by cutting off overflow, and
constructing additional cesspools.
April 26th.—Chadwell Heath.—Four houses with bad water
supply. Notice South Essex water laid on.
April 26th.—Dagenham, New Road.—One house ditto.
May 18th.— Wood Lane.—Foul ditch. Notice. Cleansed.
May 18th.—Ditto Ditto.