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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Sept. 26th.—Havering Brickfields.—.Swine kept so as to be a nuisance.
Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 3rd.—Havering.—Water from Goodwin Cottages well and
Orange Tree Cottages analysed. Good.
Nov. 30th.—Ditto.—Two damp and defective cottages. Notice.
Remedied.
Upminster, Cranham, and Corbets Tey.
Jan. Gth.—Upminster Hall.—A case of diphtheria. Defective drain.
Notice. Remedied.
Jan. 21st.—Upminster.—Cottage insanitary. Notice. Remedied.
Feb. 12th.—Cranham.—Dilapidated cottage and foul cesspit. Notice.
Remedied.
Feb. 21st.—Upminster.—Insanitary cow shed. Notice. Remedied.
Mar. 12th.—Ditto.—Defective w.c. do. do.
Mar. 25th.—Upminster Common.—Dilapidated cottage. Noticc.
Remedied.
April 3rd.—Ditto.—Foul ditch and cesspool. Notice. Remedied.
May 2nd.—Ditto.—Dairy and cow shed insanitary. Notice. Remedied.
May 30th.—Ditto.—Cesspool overflowing. Notice. Remedied
June 2nd.—Cranham.—Foul ditch from overflow of cesspool.—cesspool
disconnected and provided with a pump.
Aug. 18th.—Upminster.—Complaint of dirty cottages. Visited, but
found no reason to interfere.
Aug. 18th.—Ditto.—Accumulation of refuse near cottage. Notice.
Remedied.
Sept. 16th.—Ditto.—Three cottages with no dustbin. Notice. Remedied.
Sept. 30th.—Cranham.—Foul ditch. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 2nd.—Pot Kilns. do. do. do.
Oct. 9th.—Upminster.—Foul lavatory to workshop. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 12th.—Pot Kilns.—Defective drain. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 18th.—Cranham.—Defective w.c. do. do.
Oct. 28th.—Upminster.—Two dilapidated cottages. Notice. Remedied.
Oct. 29th.—Corbets Tey.—Water from Keeling Cottages analysed
and found good.
Oct. 29th.—Ditto.—Water from Smith's Cottage analysed and found
good.
Oct. 31st.—Upminster.—Bakery insanitary. Notice. Remedied.
Nov. 6th.—Ditto.—Defective drain. do. do.
Nov. 28th.—Station Road, Upminster.—Stable manure near dwelling.
Notice. Remedied.