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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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Oct. lst.—Dagenham.—Foul ditch. Notice. Cleansed.
Oct. 7th.—Marks Gate.—Premises damp, roof faulty. Stagnant
water under floor. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 8th.—Dagenham.—Insufficient drainage. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 10th.—Ditto—Overorowding. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 10th.—Beacontree Heath.—Foul ditch. Notice. Cleansed.
Oct. 12th.—Dagenham.—Filthy premises. Ditto
Oct. 12th.—Beacontree Heath.—Foul ditch. Ditto
Oct. 16th.—Chadwell Heath.—Filthy premises. Ditto
Oct. 22nd.—Dagenham.—Defective drainage. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 23rd.— Ditto—Defective drainage to 8 houses. Ditto
Oct. 23rd.— Ditto—Two houses dilapidated and unfit for occupation.
Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 23rd.—Green Lanes—Beer house recently re-constructed
without drainage. Public sewer passing the house not yet in use.
Cesspool constructed to receive the sewage pending connection with
sewer.
Oct. 23rd.—Ditto—Two houses with no water supply. South
Essex Water Co.'s water laid on
Oct. 20th.—Dagenham.—Three houses unfit for occupation.
Notice. Repaired.
Oct. 30th.—Ditto—Dilapidated premises. Notice. Repaired.
Oct. 2nd.—Ditto—Insufficient sanitary accommodation. Notice.
Remedied.