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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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March 12th.—Dagenham.—Overflowing cesspool. Notice.
Cleansed.
March 16th.—Ditto Ditto
March 25th.—Ditto Ditto
March 25th.—Cnadwell Heath.—Untrapped drain. Notice.
Cleansed.
April lst.—Dagenham—Blocked drain. Notice. Cleansed.
April 2nd.—Ditto —Eight houses with no drainage. Foul
ditch and drain. Notice. Remedied.
April 4th—Ditto—Overflowing cesspool and foul ditch. Notice.
Cleansed.
April 5th.—Ditto Ditto
April 9th.—Ditto—Accumulation of refuse. Notice. Removed.
April 27th.—Chadwell Heath.—Stable undrained. Notice.
Remedied.
May 2nd.—Dagenham.—Untrapped drain. Notice. Remedied.
May 2nd.—Ditto—Overflowing cesspools. Notice. Remedied.
May 6th.—Ditto—House and shop with no drainage. Fish
curing done here. A great nuisance. Several visits from me and
report to Council. Proceedings commenced against landlord. Work
now (Feb. 1904) being done.