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Romford 1955

[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 Deposits81
Bakehouses93
Butchers' Shops and Stalls, etc167
Cesspools60
Cinemas15
Common Lodging Houses11
Cowsheds, Dairies and Milk shops201
Drains, relaid or altered155
Drainage—obstructed or defective649
Drains Tested36
Disinfections and Disinfestations12
Dustbins119
Establishments for Massage and Special treatment21
Factories Act (Mechanical Power)157
Factories Act (Non-mechanical)58
Factories Act (Outworkers Premises)160
Food Preparing Premises296
Food Hawkers45
Food Inspection435
Food Sampling—Formal139
Food Sampling—Informal229
Food Shops232
Housing Acts3,488
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 195240
Ice Cream169
Infectious Disease737
Insects and Pests50
Keeping of Animals78
Milk Sampling148
Miscellaneous244
Markets113
Nuisances, Public Health Act2,209
Old Metal Dealers21