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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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Nov. 6th.—Hornchurch.—Cottages unfit for occupation. Special
report to Council. Now closed (February, 1910).
Nov. 2nd.—Park Lane.—House with no dustbin. Notice. Remedied.
Nov. 5th.—Squirrels Heath.—Cottage with defective drainage.
Notice. Nothing done yet (February, 1910).
Nov. 5th.—Ditto.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
Nov. 5th.—Hornchurch.—Animals improperly kept. Notice.
Remedied.
Nov. 6th.—Ardleigh Green.—Dirty Bake-house. Notice. Remedied
Dec. 1st.—Harold Wood.—Blocked drain and foul cesspool.
Notice. Remedied.
Dec. 13th.—Squirrels Heath.—Four cottages with bad sanitary
arrangements. Notice. Nothing done yet (February, 1910)).
Dec. 22nd.—Lower Richmoind Street.—Four cottages with no
dustbins. Notice. Remedied.
havering.
Feb. 1st.—Accumulation of refuse in yard. Diphtheria. Notice.
Removed.
Feb. 3rd.—Brickfield.—Dirty premises and dilapidated closets and
cesspools. Notice to cleanse and provide pail closets and fill in
cesspools. Complied with.
Feb. 25th.—Cowshed insanitary. Notice. Remedied.
April 1st.—Cottages damp and dilapidated. Notice. Closed.