London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Sutton 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Noise 53
Obnoxious Effluvia 198
Overcrowding 1
Overgrown gardens 23
Public conveniences 4
Refuse collection 206
Rivers 4
Rodents 1,491
Roofs defective 24
Shops Act contraventions 1
Sink Waste Pipes 5
Tents, Vans, Sheds 21
Verminous Premises 86
Water Supply 5
Thirty-four thousand, nine hundred and nineteen surveys, inspections, visits
and re-visits were made for the purposes set out below:-
Animal Boarding Establishments 6
Clean Air Act 10,794
Diseases of Animals Act 15
Employment Agencies 23
Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment 18
Factories (Mechanical Power-incl. Laundries) 156
Factories (non-Mechanical Power) 40
Factories (Building Sites) 16
Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs 8
Food & Drugs (incl. Sampling, Unsound Food etc.) 1,765
Food Premises
Bakehouses 47
Bakers & Confectioners 135
Butchers 327
Canteens 42
Canteens-Schools 26
Chemists 41
Confectioners (Sugar) 194
Factory Food 6
Fishmongers 110
General Stores 201
Greengrocers & Fruiterers 269
Grocers 425
Ice-Cream Factories 1
Ice-Cream Vehicles 34
Licensed Premises with Catering
Facilities 67
Licensed Premises without Catering
Facilities 39
Milk Storage Depots 17
Restaurants and Cafes 380
Stalls, Food 52
Vehicles, Food 36
2,449
Hairdressers 248
Housing Act 4,129
Housing (Land Charges Enquiries) 182
Infectious Disease Premises (incl. food poisoning
enquiries) 1,741
Insect Pests 1,726
Merchandise Marks Act 63
Noise 12
Night Cafes 357
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1,420
Outworkers Premises 38
Pet Animals Act 7
Pharmacy and Poisons Act 2
Piggeries
61