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Romford 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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The following indicates the numbers of the various types of
sanitary conveniences, other than Water Closets connected to
Sewers, existing in the Borough at the end of the year:—
Water Closets not connected to the Sewer—204.
Pail Closets—169.
(v) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
The Chief Sanitary Inspector has furnished me with the
following Tabular Statement as required by Article 27 (18) of the
Sanitary Officers (Outside London) Regulations, 1935.
Table 9.
| (a) Nature and Number of Inspections during the year:— | |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 23 |
| Butchers' Shops and Stalls | 95 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 7 |
| Cowsheds, Dairies, and Milkshops | 153 |
| Drainage | 649 |
| Factories | 64 |
| Food Preparing Premises | 104 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 38 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 77 |
| Infectious Diseases | 292 |
| Markets | 142 |
| Piggeries | 30 |
| Public Baths and Swimming Pools | 21 |
| Public Conveniences | 10 |
| Public Houses | 11 |
| Rag and Bone Dealers | 10 |
| Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 1,737 |
| Shops Acts | 319 |
| Slaughter-houses | 1,700 |
| Smoke Observations | 9 |
| Stables | 38 |
| Tents, Vans, Sheds | 49 |
| Water Supplies | 104 |
| (b) Informal Notices (Number served) | 512 |
| Statutory Notices (Number served) | 8 |
(c) As the result of the service of notices, the necessary works
were completed by the owners or occupiers in all cases
except 98, the works for which were still in hand at the
end of the year.