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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector under
Article 27 of the Sanitary Officers
(Outside London) Regulations 1935
(Pages 9 to 28)
RECORD OF INSPECTIONS AND NOTICES SERVED
| Special Inspections: Interviews and advisory visits | 1,167 |
| Reinspection visits | 3,337 |
| Visits to works in progress | 898 |
| „ Factories and Workplaces | 499 |
| „ Bakehouses | 42 |
| „ Outworkers' premises | 127 |
| „ Butchers, grocers and other food premises | 470 |
| „ Dairies and milk purveyors | 37 |
| „ Ice Cream premises | 147 |
| „ Stables, passages, piggeries and ditches | 32 |
| „ Restaurant, cafe, school canteen kitchens | 137 |
| „ Premises re rodent infestations | 7,330 |
| „ Tents, vans, sheds | 19 |
| „ Cinemas, Theatres, Halls | 14 |
| „ Premises re. infectious disease enquiries | 240 |
| „ re. overcrowding and permitted numbers | 1,004 |
| „ re. food complaints (Request Inspections) | 295 |
| „ Hairdressers and Barbers premises | 78 |
| „ School and public conveniences | 32 |
| „ Verminous houses | 13 |
| „ Shops under The Shops Acts | 583 |
| „ Licenced Public houses | 32 |
| „ Atmospheric pollution gauges, smoke observations | 83 |
| „ Premises - Food and Drugs Act sampling | 154 |
| „ „ - Bacteriological Milk/Water sampling | 99 |
| „ „ - Bacteriological Ice Cream sampling | 111 |
| „ „ - Merchandise Marks Acts | 140 |
| „ „ - Rag Flock Acts | 7 |
| „ „ - Pet Animals Act | 11 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 2,826 |
| Total | 19,964 |
Number of complaints received and investigated 502
Premises at which defects or nuisances were discovered 1,433
Dwelling-houses surveyed for housing defects under the
Public Health or Housing Acts 225
Number of defects or nuisances discovered 2,502
„ „ „ remedied 1,865
„ „ „ in hand212
„ „ „ outstanding 425
Number of informal notices served 945
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