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
Mitcham 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| Revisits | 3,670 |
| Houses inspected for defects | 1,222 |
| Number of nuisances discovered | 1,075 |
| Number of intimation notices served | 803 |
| Number of intimation notices complied with | 554 |
| Number of statutory notices served | 262 |
| Number of statutory notices complied with | 240 |
| Visits to butchers | 215 |
| Visits to other food shops | 453 |
| Visits to ice-cream shops | 280 |
| Visits to factories | 129 |
| Visits to slaughter houses | 72 |
| Visits to restaurant kitchens | 165 |
| Visits to stables | 47 |
| Visits to outworkers' premises | 8 |
| Visits to marine stores | — |
| Visits to caravan yards. | 42 |
| Visits re building licence applications | 82 |
Details of visits to other premises are enumerated in other
sections of the report.
| Roofs repaired | 281 |
| Rainwater piping or gutters repaired or renewed | 250 |
| Yards paved or repaired | 27 |
| Dampness remedied | 222 |
| Water service pipes repaired | 40 |
| Waterclosets: Repairs to structure | 61 |
| Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed | 89 |
| New pans and traps fitted | 78 |
| Water storage cisterns cleansed, repaired or renewed | 24 |
| Water supply reinstated | 8 |
| Flooring of rooms repaired and sub-floor ventilation improved | 164 |
| Rooms cleansed and redecorated | 229 |
| Sinks and handbasins repaired or renewed | 48 |
| Waste pipes and traps repaired or renewed | 62 |
| Window frames and sashes repaired or renewed | 187 |