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]
This page requires JavaScript
19
Aug. 2nd.—Chadwell Heath.—Foul water cistern. Notice. Abolished
and direct supply put on.
Aug. 9th.—Dagenham.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
Aug. 12th.—Chadwell Heath.—Deposit of filth near dwelling.
Notice. Remedied.
Aug. 18th.—Dagenham.—Filthy house. Notice. Remedied.
Sept. 17th.—Ditto.—Six damp and dilapidated houses. Notice.
Remedied.
Sept. 19th.—Chadwell Heath.—Two ditto. Notice. Remedied.
Sept. 22nd.—Dagenham.—One house dilapidated and with no water
supply. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 2nd.—Ditto.—Accumulation of manure near dwelling. Notice.
Remedied.
Oct. 3rd.—Ditto.—Overcrowding. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 10th.—Chadwell Heath.—House damp. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 13th.—Dagenham.—Four houses with blocked drains. Notice.
Remedied.
Oct. 15th.—Chadwell Heath.—Swine kept so as to be a nuisance.
Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 16th.—Ditto.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 16th.—Ditto.—Accumulation of refuse. Notice. Remedied.
Nov. 1st.—Ditto.—Animal kept so as to be a nuisance. Notice.
Remedied.
Nov. 13th—Dagenham.—Two houses damp and dilapidated. Notice.
Remedied.
Nov. 17th.-—Ditto.—Three houses do. Closing
order made. Houses now (February) being restored.
Nov. 17th.—Ditto.—Dilapidated premises. Notice. Remedied.
Nov. 17th.—Halbutt Street.—Cow shed and yard insanitary. Notice.
Remedied.
Nov. 19th.—Dagenham.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
Nov. 25th.—Chadwell Heath.—Defective surface water drain.
Notice. Remedied.
Dec. 3rd.—Dagenham.-—Eight houses insanitary. Notice. Remedied.
Dec. 3rd.—Chadwell Heath.—Two houses do. do.
medied.
Dec. 8th.—Ditto.—Defective drain. Notice. Remedied.
Dec. 20th.—Ditto. do. do. do. do.
Dec. 31st.—Ditto.—Filthy house. do. do.
Rainham and Wennington.
Jan. 6th.—Rainham.—Five houses damp and dilapidated. Notice.
Remedied.
Jan. 8th.—Wennington.—One do. do. do.
Remedied.