London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 10—continued
| Housing Acts—General | 756 |
| Housing—Rent Act, 1957 | 94 |
| Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 | 54 |
| Ice Cream Vendors | 96 |
| Ice Cream Samples | 48 |
| Infectious Diseases including Food Poisoning | 866 |
| Insects and Pests | 75 |
| Keeping of Animals | 79 |
| Licensed Caravan Sites | 222 |
| Milk Sampling | 187 |
| Miscellaneous | 826 |
| Markets | 206 |
| Noise Abatement Act | 313 |
| Nuisances, Public Health Act | 1,267 |
| Pet Animals Act, 1951 | 21 |
| Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 | 3,327 |
| Public Baths | 53 |
| Public Conveniences | 41 |
| Public Health Act, 1936, Section 59 | 54 |
| Rag Flock Act | 2 |
| Sale of Horse Flesh | 23 |
| Schools | 70 |
| Shops Act—All Sections | 2,856 |
| Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection | 1,629 |
| Streams, Ponds and Watercourses | 168 |
| Tents, Vans and Sheds | 419 |
| Verminous premises | 107 |
| Water Closets | 16 |
| Water Supplies and Samples | 55 |
(c) Informal Notices (number served) 556
Statutory Notices (number served) 78
(d) As a result of the service of Notices, the necessary
works were completed by the owners or occupiers in
all cases except 39, the works for which were still
in hand at the end of the year.
(e) Notices served under the Shops Act 42
(f) Notices served under the Food Hygiene Regulations 23
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