Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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Feb. 12th.—Church Street.—Defective and blocked drain. Notioe.
Remedied.
Feb. 17th.—Roneo Works.—Nuisance caused by burning refuse.
Notice. Remedied.
Feb. 17th.—High Street.—Defective W.C. Notice. Remedied.
Feb. 19th.—Wingletye Lane.—Foul cistern. Ditto
Feb. 27th.—Slewin's Farm.—Foul cowshed. Ditto
Feb. 29th.—Ardleigh Green.—Dirty bakehouse. Ditto
March 2nd.—Ditto—Blocked drain. Ditto
March 2nd.—Ditto—Foul cesspool. Ditto
March 7th.—North Hornchurch.—Five foul cesspools. Notice.
Remedied.
March 7th.—Ditto—Blooked drain. Notice. Remedied.
March 9th.—Harold Wood.—Harold Wood School visited. Outbreak
of Measles. School closed for a month.
March 18th.—Roneo Works.—Ditch polluted by waste water from
works. Notice. Drained with sewer.
March 42th.—Walden Road.—Foul cesspool. Notice to connect
with sewer complied with.
March 2ith.—Hornchurch.—Diphtheria having been very prevalent
for some time, I suggested that the surface ventilators of sewers
should be closed, and ventilating shafts erected in their place. Nine
shafts were erected in the village and others in the north- west portion
of the parish.
March 30th.—Harold Wood.—Foul drain. Notice. Cleansed.
March 30th.—Hay Green.—Foul cesspool to cottage. Notioe to
supply pail closets and to connect slop water with the sewer complied
with.