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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford RDC]
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| Total Number for Year. | Notes, Results of Inspection, &c. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | No. of samples of milk taken for examination for cleanliness, etc. | ||
| 22 | Filthy houses cleansed | 5 | |
| 23 | Houses disinfected | 30 | |
| 24 | Cases of overcrowding abated | 2 | |
| 25 | New houses. No. of water certificates applied for | ||
| 26 | No. of certificates granted | ||
| 27 | Public wells sunk | ||
| 28 | Privies. No. in district. No. | 9 | |
| abolished during the year | 12 | ||
| No. of pail closets | 145 | ||
| 30 | No. of W.C.'s with proper flushing arrangement | 979 | |
| 31 | No, of hand-flushed W.C.'s. | 39 | |
| 32 | Animals improperly kept removed | 18 | |
| 33 | Samples of water taken for analysis | 5 | |
| 34 | Compensation paid for bedding, clothing, etc., destroyed | ||
| 35 | Seizures of unsound food | ||
GEORGE T. CARTER,
Sanitary Inspector.