Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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The Corporation's Slum Clearance programme is
now complete.
HOUSING ACT, 1936.
The work of measuring working-class dwellings for
the purpose of calculating the "permitted number"
was continued in 1937 and, in all, 4,924 Certificates
have now been issued to landlords or agents.
Fourteen instances of non-compliance wiih Section
62 (1) were noted, and action taken resulted in compliance
with the provision by landlords in seven cases,
the remainder being outstanding at the end of the
year.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
The following table of analyses is from the Offices
of the County Council:—
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. Return of Samples Analysed during Year 1937.
Articles. | Analysed. | Adulterated or Deteriorated. | Prose-cut'ns. | Convictions. | Fines & Costs. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal. | In-form'l. | Total. | For- J In-mal. |form'l. | Total. | |||||
Milk | 26 | 1 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cream | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Butter | 8 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meat | 11 | .. | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | . . | .. |
Sausnges | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Devon Cream Scones | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Confectionery and Jam | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Preservative Powder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sweet Almonds | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ground Almonds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Totals | 55 | 2 | 57 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |