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Sutton and Cheam 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

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DRAINAGE and SEWERAGE. Owing to the restrictions imposed by
war conditions, no major reconstruction work or. new constructions
have been carried out, either at the Sewago Works or in
connection with the main drainage system.
REFUSE COLLECTION AND SCAVENGING. The collection and disposal
of house refuse and salvage, together with the scavenging of
public highways, is carried out under the supervision of the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor. The work has been executed in
a satisfactory manner.
RIVERS AND STREAMS. The streams within the Borough have been
maintained in a satisfactory condition.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION. There are 15 cesspools in use.
Some six pail closets and one privy are in use.
In the past eighteen years 156 premises, originally with cesspool
drainage, have been connected to sewers.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR UNDER ART.27
OF THE SANITARY OFFICERS (OUTSIDE LONDON)
REGULATIONS, 1935
On the grounds of economy and in accordance with the
wishes of the Ministry of Health, the Report of the Chief
Sanitary Inspector on Sanitary circumstances, Housing, Food
Supply, etc., (pages 10 to 23 ) continues to be condensed.

RECORD OF INSPECTIONS AND NOTICES SERVED

Number
Special Inspections, Interviews on Premises, and
Advisory Visits2,205
Re-inspections3,897
Visits to Works in progress1,108
Visits to Factories and Workplaces285
Visits to Bakehouses25
Visits to Outworkers' premises46
Visits to Slaughterhouses7
Visits to Butchers' and Food Shops369
Visits to Dairies and Milkshops21
Visits to Ice Cream Premises72
Visits to Stables5
Visits to Pigsties3
Visits re Rat Infestation6,264
Food and Drug Sample Visits253
Visits in connection with Infectious Disease386
Visits re overcrowding and "permitted number'' measurements149
Smoke observations17
Visits and Revisits re Shops Act148
Miscellaneous2,320
17,580

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