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Romford 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]

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May 11th.—Wennington.—Defective Sanitary Accommodation.
Notice. Remedied.
June 14 th.—Rainham.—Overcrowding. Notice. Remedied.
July 31th.—Wennington.—5 railway carriages used as dwelling
without proper sanitary accommodation. Notice. Remedied.
Aug. 9th.—Rainham.—Defootive drains. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 12 th.—Ditto.—Overcrowding. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 15th. — Ditto.—Seven houses dilapidated. Notice. Remedied.
Nov. 26th.—Ditto.—Two cottagts condemned for want of proper
ventilation and sanitary accommodation.
Nov. 26th.—Ditto.—House dilapidated. Notice. Remedied.
Rainham.—Several visits paid to a new soap and bone boiling
factory (Wickers, Dean & Co., Ltd.), on the bank of the river. A
large bone boiling and fat boiling business being done here. No means
adapted of treating the vapours arising therefrom, which escape through
the roof of building, and are very offensive. Report to Council.
Upminster, Cranham, and Cokbets Tey.
Jan. 1st.—Cranham—Foul ditch, Butcher's Shop overflow draining
into ditch. Notice. Connected with sewer.
Feb. 13th.—Ditto. —Foul cesspool. Notice. Cleansed.
Feb. 23rd.—Corbets Tey.—Defective w.c. Notice. Remedied.
March 7th.—Cranham Sohools.—Closet Pans emptied by the
Scholars, Managers' attention drawn to this and a man appointed to do
the work.
March 7th.—Cranham.—Foul cesspool. Notioe. Cleansed.
April 8th.—Upminster.—Overflowing cesspool. Notioe. Cleansed.