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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

Wimbledon 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Blocked drainage systems102
Defective drainage fittings13
Defective W.C. pans and/or flushing apparatus26
Defective service water pipes6
Absence of or defective dustbins58
Accumulations of refuse, etc28
Rats and mice247
Insect pests, etc82
Smoke nuisances26
Unsound food120
Miscellaneous131
1,109
Visits made.
Infectious diseases.
Inquiries re cases of infectious disease390
Visits re disinfection102
Miscellaneous150
Housing.
Dwelling houses (Housing Act)310
Dwelling houses (Public Health Act)1,635
Housing Repairs & Rents Act, 195423
Houses let in lodgings3
Overcrowding109
Underground rooms51
Tents, vans, etc8
Flooding29
Rent Act, 1957210
Miscellaneous356
Food and Food premises.
Dairies and milk distributors49
Ice-cream premises220
Bakehouses16
Butchers' shops18
Meat preparation premises5
Fish shops10
Fried fish shops4
Restaurant kitchens42
Other food premises251
Visits re unsound food194
Sampling: food and drugs176
Sampling: milk205
Sampling: ice-cream113
Sampling: water68
Miscellaneous188
General.
Drainage and plumbing work871
Stables and piggeries6
Smoke observations140