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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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Mar. 5th.—Dagenham Village.—Insanitary premises. Notice.
Cleansed.
Mar. 11th.—Ditto.—Foul ditch. Notice. Cleansed.
Mar. 15th.—Ditto.—Six damp and dilapidated houses. Notice.
Remedied.
Mar. 15th.—Ditto—Accumulation of manure. Notice. Removed.
Mar. 17th.—Ditto.—Foul ditch. Notice. Cleansed.
Mar. 25th.—Beacontree Heath.—Accumulation of refuse. Notice.
Removed.
Mar. 25th.—Ditto.—Foul ditch. Notice. Cleansed.
Mar. 29th.—Dagenham Village.—Blocked drain. Notice. Cleansed.
Mar. 29th.—Beacontree Heath.—Three foul ditches. Notice.
Cleansed.
Mar. 31st.—Dagenham Village.—Defective Cesspool. Notice.
Cleansed.
April 6th.—Ditto.—Two houses with had sanitary arrangements
and defective water supply. Notice. Remedied.
April 17th.—Chigwell Road.—Cesspool close to house and bad
sanitary arrangements. Notice. Remedied.
April 14th.—Chadwell Heath.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
April 17th.—Dagenham.—Four foul ditches. Notice. Remedied.
April 19th.—Beacontree Heath.—Foul ditch. Notice. Remedied.
April 19th.—Ditto.—Swine kept so as to be a nuisance. Notice.
Remedied.
April 20th.—Five Elms.—Foul ditch. Notice. Remedied.