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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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Feb. 9th.—Foul cesspool and privy. Notice. Cleansed.
Feb. 9th.—Foul ditch. Ditto
Feb. 11th.—Accumulation of manure. Ditto
Feb. 12th.—Foul ditch. Ditto
Feb. 16th.—Foul cesspit and drain. Ditto
Feb. 22nd.—Ditto Ditto
March 6th.—Accumulation of refuse. —Notice. Removed.
March 7th.—Insufficient sanitary accommodation. Notice.
Remedied.
March 11th.— Ditto Notice. Remedied.
March 1 \th. —Foul cesspit. Ditto
March 14th.—Foul accumulation. Ditto
March 14th.—Foul ditch. Ditto
March 14th.—Foul cesspool. Ditto
March 14th.—Untrapped drain. Ditto
March 17th.—Ditto Ditto
March 21st.—Foul cesspit and drain. Ditto
March 22nd.—Accumulation of refuse. Notice. Removed.
March 24th.—Foul ditch. Notice. Cleansed.
March 25th.—Foul drain and cesspit. Notice. Cleansed.
March 28th.— Ditto Ditto
March 31st.—Cowshpd filthy, excessive accumulation of manure
on premises. Notice. Cleansed. Visited these premises with the
Inspector at a later date and found everything satisfactory.