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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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Jan. 8th.—Harold Wood.—Premises insanitary, drains not connected
with sewer. Notice. Remedied.
Jan. 8th.—Globe. Road.—Blocked drain. Notice. Cleansed.
Feb. 8th.—Hornchurch.—Two cottages not connected with sewer,
and with no water supply. Notice not complied with. Proceedings
threatened, and required work done.
Feb. 8th.—Ditto—Four cottages with insufficient sanitary accommodation.
Drains empty in ditch. Proceedings threatened.
Nothing done.
Feb. 15th.—Squirrels Heath.—Foul cesspit. Notice to fill in
cesspit and provide pail-closets Complied with.
Feb. 18th.—Hornchurch.—Blocked drain. Notice. Cleansed.
March 4th.—Ditto Ditto
March 14th.—Harold Wood.—Ditto Ditto
March 17th.—Douglas Road.—Defective closet. Notice. Remedied.
March 31st.— South Hornchurch.—Foul cesspits. Notice. Cleansed.
April 14th.—Hornchurch.—Blocked drain. Notice. Cleansed.
April 14th.— North Hornchurch.—Accunmlation of refuse. Notice.
Removed.
April 16th.—Havering-Well.—Decomposing vegetable refuse in
a gravel pit close to houses. Notice. Removed.
April 23rd.— Harold Wood.—Blocked drain. Notice. Cleansed.
April 26th. —Ditto—Foul ditch from drain from cowshed.
Notice to connect with sewer. Complied with.
April 29th. — Hornchurch.—Blocked drain. Notice. Cleansed.