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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 1953
[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 30)
| Visits | |
|---|---|
| Special Inspections: Interviews and advisory visits | 1,093 |
| Reinspection visits | 3,021 |
| Visits to works in progress | 681 |
| " factories and workplaces | 490 |
| " Bakehouses | 37 |
| " Outworkers premises | 142 |
| " Butchers, grocers and other food premises | 605 |
| " Dairies and Milk Distributors | 35 |
| " Ice Cream Premises (manufacture and sale of) | 178 |
| " Stables, passages, piggeries and ditches | 34 |
| " Restaurant, cafe kitchens, dining rooms | 93 |
| " School and Industrial kitchens | |
| " Premises re. rodent control | 9,101 |
| " Tents, Vans and sheds | 16 |
| " Cinemas, Theatres and Halls | 19 |
| " Premises re, infectious diseases | 162 |
| " re. Food poisoning enquiries | 14 |
| " " re. Food complaints (Request Inspections) | 250 |
| " " re. overcrowding and permitted numbers | 416 |
| " Hairdressers and Barbers premises | 70 |
| " School and public conveniences | 39 |
| " Verminous premises | 21 |
| " Shops under the Shops Acts | 443 |
| " Licenced Public Houses | 23 |
| " Atmospheric pollution gauges, smoke observations | 106 |
| " Premises - Food and Drugs Act sampling | 184 |
| " " Bacteriological Milk/Water sampling | 99 |
| " " Bacteriological Ice Cream sampling | 174 |
| " " Merchandise Marks Acts | 104 |
| " " Rag Flock Acts | 13 |
| " " pet Animals Act | 8 |
| Miscellaneous Visits | 2,370 |
| Total | 20,068 |
Number of complaints received and Investigated 574
Premises at which defects or nuisances were discovered 1,371
Dwelling-houses surveyed for housing defects under the Public
" " "Health or Housing Acts 150
" " " Number of defects or nuisances discovered 1,931
" " " remedied 1,557
" " "In hand 179
" " " outstanding 195
Number of Informal notices served 831
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