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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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector under
Article 27 of the Sanitary Officers
(Outside London) Regulations 1935/1951
(Pages 11 to 31)
Visits | |
---|---|
Special Inspections: Interviews and advisory visits | 1,267 |
Reinspection visits | 2,595 |
Visits to works in progress | 536 |
" Factories and Workplaces | 488 |
" Bakehouses | 32 |
" Outworkers' premises | 140 |
" Butchers, grocers and other food premises | 590 |
" Dairies and Milk Distributors | 33 |
" Ice Cream Premises (manufacture and sale of) | 175 |
" Stables, passages, piggeries and ditches | 37 |
" Restaurant, cafe kitchens, dining rooms | 105 |
" School and industrial canteen kitchens | 52 |
" Premises re. rodent control | 9,072 |
" Tents, Vans and Sheds | 7 |
" Cinemas, Theatres and Halls | 21 |
" Premises re. Infectious diseases | 111 |
""re. Flood poisoning enquiries | 6 |
" " re. Food complaints (Request inspections) | 200 |
" " re. overcrowding and permitted numbers | 279 |
" Hairdressers1 and Barbers' premises | 68 |
" School and public conveniences | 46 |
" Verminous premises | 10 |
" Shops under the shops Act | 465 |
" Licenced Public Houses | 21 |
" Atmospheric pollution gauges, smoke observations | 99 |
" Premises - Flood and Drugs Act Sampling | 171 |
" " - Bacteriological Milk/Water Sampling | 109 |
" " Bacteriological Ice Cream Sampling | 151 |
" " re. Merchandise Marks Acts | 246 |
" " re. Rag Flock Acts | 10 |
" " re. Pet Animals Act | 11 |
" " re. Heating Appliances (Fireguards Regulatlons) | 31 |
Miscellaneous Visits | 1,964 |
Total | 19,148 |
Number of complaints received and investigated | 504 |
Premises at which defects or nuisances were discovered | 1,320 |
Dwelling-houses surveyed for housing defects under the Public Health or Housing Acts | 121 |
Number of defects or nuisances discovered | 1,710 |
" " " remedied | 1,386 |
" "" in hand | 198 |
" " " outstanding | 126 |
Number of informal notices served | 722 |