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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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Unsound Food
Dealt With.
| Beef | 1,514 lbs. | Tinned Foods | 1,256 tins |
| Corned Beef | 75¼ ,, | Almonds. | 30 lbs. |
| Ham | 77¼ „ | Apples | 112 „ |
| Bacon | 8 lbs. 10 ozs. | Potatoes | 336 „ |
| Fish | 25 stone | Flour | 197½ „ |
| Whelks ... | 10 galls. | Barley | 34 „ |
| Eggs | 135 doz. | Oatmeal | 30 „ |
| Butter ... | 16 lbs. | " Cereoca " | 18 |
| Margarine | 41 „ | Pastry Mix | 57 packets |
| Milk Powder | 413 „ | Salad Cream | 11 bottles |
| Sugar | 742 „ | Pickles | 24 „ |
| Cheese | 24½ „ | Bottled Fruit | 4 |
Yours faithfully,
K. J. GUTTERIDGE,
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) 1,222
(b Number of inspections made for the
purposes 1,316
2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service
of Formal Notices : —
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by the local
authority or their officers. 548
Number of dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence
of formal action by the local authority
or their officers 215
3. Action under Statutory Powers During the Year: —
Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act,
1936:--