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Romford 1959

[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 for 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 Regulation 25(20) of the Public Health
Officers Regulations, 1959, and also the particulars which follow:-
During the year 1,671 complaints were received and investigated,
and 5,869 visits were made for this purpose.

TABLE 10

Nature and Number of Inspections During the Year

Accumulations and Refuse Deposits152
Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare)18
Bakehouses24
Butchers' Shops and Stalls, etc.235
Cesspools65
Clean Air Act General48
Clean Air Act Smoke Observations69
Clean Air Act Smoke Control Areas26
Clean Air Act Atmospheric Pollution61
Common Lodging Houses11
Dairies and Milkshops80
Drains, relaid and altered432
Drainage—obstructed or defective548
Drains Tested and inspected395
Disinfections and Disinfestations13
Diseases of Animals Act8
Dustbins53
Establishments for Massage and Special treatment13
Factories Act (Mechanical Power)63
Factories Act (Non-mechanical)13
Factories Act (Outworkers Premises)81
Food Preparing Premises268
Food Hawkers26
Food Hygiene Observations507
Food Inspections469
Food Sampling—Formal4
Food Sampling—Informal313
Food Shops364
Food Vehicles57
Housing Acts—General286
Housing—Rent Act 1957314
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act 195288
Ice Cream Vendors100
Ice Cream Samples95
Infectious Disease including Food Poisoning1,522
Insects and Pests97
Keeping of Animals89