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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 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Hairdressers and Barbers:
Rye-laws made under Section 77 of the Public Health Act, 1961, were
confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government and came into
operation on the 1st June, 1966.
Bye-laws made under Section 125 of the Surrey County Council Act, 1936,
by the former Authorities of Sutton & Cheam Borough Council and Carshalton Urban
District Council were revoked.
Mortuaries s
The Council maintains a mortuary at Cemetery Road, Sutton Common Road,
Sutton, which is equipped with refrigeration storage and facilities for
post-mortem examination.

Table: The number of bodies9 on all of which autopsies were performed, admitted during the year was as follows:-

The number of bodies9 on all of which autopsies were performed, admitted during the year was as follows:-

Ambulance removals74
From local hospitals221
From homes within the Borough226
521

Table: Summary of Complaints., Inspections and Work Done?Investigations were made with regard to 5,070 complaints, as follows:-

Summary of Complaints., Inspections and Work Done?

Investigations were made with regard to 5,070 complaints, as follows:-

Accumulations59
Animals so kept etc.22
Burst pipes7
Caravan Sites .5
Clean Air - Contraventions115
Dampness130
Drainage defects80
Drains obstructed1,809
Dustbins4
Factories Act1
Food contaminated72
Food unsound135
Fouling of Footpaths18
General Defective conditions160
Insects and Pests501
Litter Act Contraventions17
Miscellaneous15
Noise79
Obnoxious effluvia144
Overcrowding13
Public Conveniences3
Refuse Collection15
Rivers11
Rodents1,594
Roofs Defective14
Sewer Obstructions22
Shops Act - Contraventions3
Sink Waste Pipes8
Verminous Premises5
Water Supply9
5,070