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Wimbledon 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Sanitary Inspection of District.
The following is a statement showing the number and nature of inspections made during 1949 :—
| Reason for Visit. | No. |
|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases, investigations, etc. | 435 |
| Inspections under Housing Act, 1936, Part IV | 213 |
| House to House Inspections (Section 91, Public Health Act, 1936):— | |
| 520 | |
| (b) number of revisits | 1,325 |
| House Inspections | 10,555 |
| Inspections of Factories, Workplaces and Outworkers' premises | 441 |
| Inspections of Dairies | 72 |
| Inspections of Food, and Food Premises | 1,080 |
| Obtaining samples of Food and Drugs | 138 |
| Inspections under the Shops Acts 1912/1938 | 210 |
| Inspections under the Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1923 and 1936 | 94 |
| Applications of Test to Drains | 187 |
| Inspections under Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 | 3,405 |
| Smoke Observations | 72 |
| Miscellaneous Inspections (including visits to Nursing Homes, Caravans, Piggeries, Stables, Hairdressers' premises and Watercourses, and in connexion with the Rent (Restrictions) Acts | 1,693 |
| Total | 20,440 |
Notices Served.
Preliminary notices or intimations 3,226
Statutory Notices 647
Result of Service of Notices.
(a) Legal proceedings.
As a result of non-compliance with abatement notices legal
proceedings were started in nine cases. In five instances, nuisance
orders were made, and in the remaining four the summonses were
withdrawn as the work had been completed. Fines amounting to
£9 were imposed, and the costs awarded totalled £13 7s. 6d.
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