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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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Aug. 27th.—Hornchurch.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
Aug. 27th.—Brentwood Road.—Defective drain. Notice. Remedied
Aug. 27th.—Park Lane.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
Aug. 27th .—Emerson Park.—Defective drain. Re-constructed.
Aug. 27th.—Hornchurch.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
Sept. 3rd.—Claremont Road.—Ditto. do. do.
Sept. 17th.—Squirrels Heath.—Public house and adjoining cottages
with bad sanitary arrangements. Notice. Remedied.
Sept. 17th.—Harold Wood.—Defective drain. Re-constructed.
Sept. 20th.—Harold Wood.—Ditto do. do.
Sept. 21st.—Brentwood Road.—Ditto do. do.
Sept. 21st.—Walden Road.—Ditto do. do.
Oct. 6th.—Harold Wood.—Case of Scarlet Fever. Infected at
West Ham Scarlet Fever Convalescent Home. Special report [to
Council.
Oct. 7th.—Park Lane.—Defective W.C. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 9th.—Lea Garden.—House with bad sanitary arrangements and
deficient water supply. Diphtheria. Special report to Council.
Notice now being obeyed after much delay on the part of the
owner (Feb., 1910.
Oct. 16th.—Craigdale Road.—Defective drain. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 20th.—Harold Wood.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 26th.—Claremont Road.—Slop water running on to road.
Notice. Connection with sewer.
Oct. 26th.—Butts Green.—Van dwelling with no water or sanitary
arrangements. Notice. Removed.