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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 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Table: One thousand, three hundred and eight notices were served concerning the following matters:

One thousand, three hundred and eight notices were served concerning the following matters:

Accumulations and deposits23
Animals so kept1
Caravans6
Clean Air Act7
Drainage defects110
Dustbins10
Factories Act42
Food and Drugs Act (incl. Food Hygiene)203
General defective conditions158
Housing Act52
Miscellaneous11
Noise Abatement Act9
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act633
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act21
Rivers and Ditches and Ponds3
Shops Act15
Water Supply4
1,308

Table: Formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts:

Formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts:

Public Health Act, 1936, Section 2426
" " " " " 3910
" " " "451
" " " " " 9320
Sutton & Cheam Corporation Act, Section 421
Clean Air Act, 1956. Section 12 .32
90

Table: As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following work was carried out:

As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following work was carried out:

Accumulations removed12
Brickwork repaired6
Ceilings cleansed30
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good8
Chimney flues repaired5
Damp conditions remedied21
Doors and frames repaired, including locks and fasteners1
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed15
Drainage inspection chambers repaired11
Inspection chamber covers renewed3
Soil pipes renewed4
Drains tested32
Drains cleared1,287
Waste gullies repaired, renewed or provided6
Waste pipes repaired, renewed or provided5