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]
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(e) The waters are not liable to plunibo-solvent action.
(f) No contamination has arisen, therefore, no action has been
necessary."
In addition to the analyses carried out by the Waterworks
Company, samples have also been taken from consumers' taps by
the Sanitary Inspectors, and sent for Bacteriological analyses once
per month, and Chemical analyses once per six months, and the
results have confirmed the findings of the Campany.
(ii) Sanitary Inspection of the Area
The Chief Sanitary Inspector has given me the undermentioned
report, as required by Article 27(18) of the Sanitary
Officers' (Outside London) Regulations, 1935, and also the particulars
which follow:—
During the year, 1935 complaints were received and investigated.
TABLE 10
Nature and Number of Inspections during the year— Accumulations and Refuse Deposits | 81 |
Bakehouses | 93 |
Butchers' Shops and Stalls, etc | 167 |
Cesspools | 60 |
Cinemas | 15 |
Common Lodging Houses | 11 |
Cowsheds, Dairies and Milk shops | 201 |
Drains, relaid or altered | 155 |
Drainage—obstructed or defective | 649 |
Drains Tested | 36 |
Disinfections and Disinfestations | 12 |
Dustbins | 119 |
Establishments for Massage and Special treatment | 21 |
Factories Act (Mechanical Power) | 157 |
Factories Act (Non-mechanical) | 58 |
Factories Act (Outworkers Premises) | 160 |
Food Preparing Premises | 296 |
Food Hawkers | 45 |
Food Inspection | 435 |
Food Sampling—Formal | 139 |
Food Sampling—Informal | 229 |
Food Shops | 232 |
Housing Acts | 3,488 |
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 | 40 |
Ice Cream | 169 |
Infectious Disease | 737 |
Insects and Pests | 50 |
Keeping of Animals | 78 |
Milk Sampling | 148 |
Miscellaneous | 244 |
Markets | 113 |
Nuisances, Public Health Act | 2,209 |
Old Metal Dealers | 21 |