Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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One thousand, three hundred and eight notices were served concerning the following matters:
Accumulations and deposits | 23 |
Animals so kept | 1 |
Caravans | 6 |
Clean Air Act | 7 |
Drainage defects | 110 |
Dustbins | 10 |
Factories Act | 42 |
Food and Drugs Act (incl. Food Hygiene) | 203 |
General defective conditions | 158 |
Housing Act | 52 |
Miscellaneous | 11 |
Noise Abatement Act | 9 |
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act | 633 |
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act | 21 |
Rivers and Ditches and Ponds | 3 |
Shops Act | 15 |
Water Supply | 4 |
1,308 |
Formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts:
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 24 | 26 |
" " " " " 39 | 10 |
" " " "45 | 1 |
" " " " " 93 | 20 |
Sutton & Cheam Corporation Act, Section 42 | 1 |
Clean Air Act, 1956. Section 12 . | 32 |
90 |
As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following work was carried out:
Accumulations removed | 12 |
Brickwork repaired | 6 |
Ceilings cleansed | 30 |
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good | 8 |
Chimney flues repaired | 5 |
Damp conditions remedied | 21 |
Doors and frames repaired, including locks and fasteners | 1 |
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed | 15 |
Drainage inspection chambers repaired | 11 |
Inspection chamber covers renewed | 3 |
Soil pipes renewed | 4 |
Drains tested | 32 |
Drains cleared | 1,287 |
Waste gullies repaired, renewed or provided | 6 |
Waste pipes repaired, renewed or provided | 5 |