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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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| Slaughterhouses | 363 |
| Stables | 4 |
| Streams and Ponds | 24 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 29 |
| Verminous Premises | 45 |
| Water Supplies | 27 |
| (b) Informal Notices (Number served) | 1,291 |
| Statutory Notices (Number served) | 39 |
(c) As the result of the service of notices, the necessary works
were completed by the owners or occupiers in all cases
except 191, the works for which were still in hand at the
end of the year.
To enable the work to be carried out more satisfactorily, the
Council sanctioned the appointment of another Sanitary Inspector,
but, by the end of the year, we were unable to obtain one to fill
this appointment.
(v) Factories Act, 1937.
As mentioned in the Report of last year, Ministry of Health
Circular 13/47 requires that the statistics, relative to this section
of the work should be submitted in an amended form. A summary
of this amended form is given below :—
TABLE 10.
| 1. Inspections. Premises. | Number on Register. | Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are enforced by Local Auths. | 29 | 11 | 2 | - | |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) to which Section 7 applies:— (a)Subject to the Local Auths. (Transfer of Enforcement) Order, 1938 | - | - | - | - | |
| (b) Others | 194 | 24 | — | — | |
| (iii) Other Premises under the Act (excluding Out-Workers) | 13 | - | - | - | |
| Total | 236 | 35 | 2 | - | |