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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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May 9th.—Chadwell Heath—House with defective sanitary
accommodation. Notice. Remedied.
May 10th.—Ditto.—Swine kept so as to be a nuisance. Fat and
bone boiling carried on on these premises, causing a serious nuisance.
Notice. This business was removed to another part of the district, but
was ultimately stopped under threat of proceedings.
May 1 Rth.—Dagenham.—Swine kept so as to be a uuisance.
Notice. Remedied.
May 21st.—Chadwell Heath.—Ditto. Ditto.
May 28th.—Dagenham.—Accumulation of refuse. Notioe. Remedied.
May 28th.—Beacontree Heath.—Foul ditch. Notioe. Cleaneed.
June 1st.—Chadwell Heath.—Aooumulation of refuse. Notioe.
Removed.
June lstf.—Ditto.—Ditto. Ditto.
June 5th.— Ditto.—Defective ventilation to sewer. Notice. Removed.
June 20th.—Dagenham.—Foul drain, Notioe. Cleansed.
June 20th.—Marks Gate.—Defective and dirty cowsheds. Notice.
Cleansed.
July 2nd.—Dagenham.—Accumulation of manure. Notioe. Removed.
July 11th.— Chadwell Heath.—Ditto. Ditto.
July 23rd.—Beacontree Heath.—Blocked drain to eight houses.
Notice. Remedied.