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Romford 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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In addition to the analyses carried out by the Waterworks Company,
samples have also been taken from consumers' taps by the Public
Health Inspectors, and sent lor Bacteriological analyses once per month,
and Chemical analyses once per six months, and the results have confirmed
the findings of the Company.
(ii) Sanitary Inspection of the Area
The Chief Public Health 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, 1,713 complaints were received, and investigated,
and 6,097 visits were made for this purpose.

TABLE 10 Nature and Number of Inspections During the Year

Accumulations and Refuse Deposits234
Atmospheric Pollution (Clean Air Act)94
Bakehouses42
Butchers' Shops and Stalls, etc.301
Cesspools86
Common Lodging Houses8
Dairies and Milkshops185
Drains, relaid and altered386
Drainage—obstructed or defective607
Drains Tested and inspected882
Disinfections and Disinfestations12
Diseases of Animals Act60
Dustbins38
Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment10
Factories Act (Mechanical Power)128
Factories Act (Non-mechanical)24
Factories Act (Outworkers Premises)397
Food Preparing Premises322
Food Hawkers87
Food Hygiene Observations623
Food Inspections513
Food Sampling—Formal1
Food Sampling—Informal349
Food Shops580
Food Vehicles65
Housing Acts—General315
Housing—Rent Act, 1957589
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952245
Ice Cream Vendors151
Infectious Disease874
Insects and pests54
Keeping of Animals146
Milk Sampling126
Miscellaneous1,273
Markets182
Nuisances, Public Health Act2,510