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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Jan. 13th.—Rainham.—Four houses dilapidated, etc. Notice.
Remedied.
Jan. 13th.—Ditto.—Two cottages with defective drains, etc. Notice
Remedied.
Jan. 21st.—Ditto.—Foul ditch from cesspool overflowing. Notice.
House connected with sewer.
Jan. 31st.—Ditto.—Damp premises. Notice. Remedied.
Feb. 7th.—Ditto.—Six houses insanitary. Notice. Remedied.
Feb. 10th.—Wennington.—House damp and dilapidated. Condemned,
but not obeyed, as there is no other house for the occupier to
take.
Feb. 10th.—Ditto.—Six houses damp and dilapidated. Notice. Remedied.
Feb. 13th.—Rainham.—Dilapidated house. Notice. Remedied.
April 4th.—Ditto.—Two houses with blocked drains and w.c. Notice.
Remedied.
April 5th.—Wennington. do. do. do.
Remedied.
May 3rd.—Rainham.—Two houses with blocked drains. Notice.
Remedied.
May 3rd.—Ditto. do. do. do. do
Remedied.
May 16th.—Ditto.—Eight houses ditto and with insanitary w.c.
Notice. Remedied.
May 16th.—Ditto. Damp premises. Notice. Remedied.
May 28th.—Ditto.—Two houses with blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
May 30th.—Ditto.—Two houses with insanitary yards. Notice.
Remedied.
June 21st.—Wennington.—Blocked drain. Notice. Remedied.
July 4th.—Ditto.—Five houses with defective cesspools. Notice.
Remedied.
July 14th.—Rainham.—Filthy and overcrowded house. Notice. Remedied.
July 17th.—Wennington.—Accumulation of refuse near house.
Notice. Remedied.
July 17th.—Rainham.—Four houses with blocked drains. Notice.
Remedied.
July 26th.—Ditto.—Four dilapidated houses. Now being rebuilt.
Aug. 15th.—Rainham Ferry.—Manure factory burnt down. Business
being carried on with very faulty conditions. It is now amended,
on notice being served on owner, and premises now being rebuilt.
Aug 25th.—Wennington.—Swine kept so as to be a nuisance.
Notice. Remedied.
Sept. 18th.—Ditto.—Eleven houses damp and dilapidated. Notice.
Remedied.