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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 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Hairdressers and Barbers.
Bye-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.
Mortuaries.
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 bodies, on all of which autopsies were performed, admitted during the year was as follows :-

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

91
Prom local hospitals192
Prom homes within the Borough229
512

Table: Summary of Complaints, Inspections and Work Done.Investigations were made with regard to 41799 complaints, as follows :-

Summary of Complaints, Inspections and Work Done.

Investigations were made with regard to 41799 complaints, as follows :-

Accumulations73
Animals so kept etc.12
Burst pipes3
Clean Air - Contraventions117
Dampness83
Drainage defects25
Drains obstructed1,649
Dustbins8
Factories Act1
Pood contaminated79
Food unsound96
Fouling of Footpaths9
General Defective Conditions76
Insects and Pests693
Litter Act Contraventions1
Miscellaneous115
Noise34
Obnoxious effluvia106
Overcrowding2
Public Conveniences-
Refuse Collection30
Rivers2
Rodents1,547
Roofs defective25
Sink Waste Pipes4
Verminous Premises5
Water Supply4
4,799

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