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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
Mitcham 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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All ponds and ditches in the Borough where mosquito
breeding was possible were sprayed with insecticide early in the
year. Nine visits were paid for this purpose.
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928.—Seventy-three licences
to store petroleum and cellulose solutions were granted, totalling
139,980 gallons. Three licences were also issued for 120½ cwt. of
carbide of calcium to be stored.
K. J. GUTTER1DGE,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Housing Statistics
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses
inspected for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 708
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purposes 840
Unsound Food Dealt With.
| Beef | 400 lbs. | Condensed milk | 68 tins |
| Mutton | 254„ | Sardines | 3„ |
| Pork | 712„ | Pork luncheon meal | 3 lbs. |
| Offal | 569½ „ | Pilchards | 15„ |
| Tripe | 262„ | Herrings | 3„ |
| Fish | 635„ | Sausages | 28„ |
| Cheese | 7¾ „ | Dried egg | 26 pkts. |
| Macaroni | 22„ | Chopped ham | 14½ lbs. |
| Sugar | 28„ | Eggs | 376 |
| Flour | 140„ | Bacon | 219½ lbs. |
| Potatoes | 9 cwt. | Jam | 76½„ |
| Margarine | 273½ lbs. | Sundry tinned and bottled foods | 864 tins |
| Butter | 205„ | & botts. | |
| Lard | 40„ |
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| Number of visits to Meat Depot 20 | 511 |