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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
Sutton and Cheam 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Cleansing.
Rooms, passages, larders, etc., cleansed 233
Trade premises cleansed 42
Verminous houses disinfested 27
General.
Dustbins provided 233
Accumulation of refuse removed 52
Rat-infested premises cleared 73
Nuisance, from animals, abated 13
Manure pits provided 2
Offensive ponds and ditches cleansed 3
Overcrowding abated 3
Miscellaneous 32
Smoke Abatement.
There are few chimneys attached to industrial
premises in this district.
No smoke nuisances have occurred.
Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors for purposes of provisions as to health.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories with Mechanical Power | 189 | 63 | — |
| Factories without Mechanical Power | 153 | 50 | — |
| Other Premises (other than Outworkers' premises) | — | — | — |
| Total | 342 | 113 | — |