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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Premises re cesspools 24
Public Control 2
Public conveniences 204
Public Health Act 7,122
Public Health Act (Re infectious) 1,075
Rag, Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 3
Rent Act 8
Riding Establishments Act -
Rivers, Ditches and Ponds 49
Rodents 778
Schools 32
Shops 251
Water sampling 83
Work Places 73
34,919
Five hundred and eleven notices were served concerning the following matters:-
Accumulations and Deposits 14
Animals kept in unsatisfactory conditions 1
Clean Air Act 1
Drainage Defects 48
Dustbins 3
Factories Act 5
Food and Drugs Act (including Food Hygiene) 207
General Defective Conditions 124
Housing Act (unfit houses) 18
Noise 1
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 84
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 3
Shops Act 1
Water Supply 1
511
Formal notices were served under the following Acts:-
Public Health Act 1936-Section 24 16
Public Health Act 1936-Section 39 9
Public Health Act 1936-Section 93 25
Public Health Act 1936-Section 277 1
Public Health Act 1961-Section 17 1
Public Health Act 1961-Section 26 1
Housing Act 1961-Section 15 2
Housing Act 1957 - Section 159 9
Housing Act 1957 - Section 170 16
The following work was carried out in Houses as a result of notices served:-
Accumulations removed 49
Brickwork repaired 2
Ceilings repaired and/or made good 18
Chimneys and flues repaired 8
Damp conditions remedied 50
Doors and frames repaired including locks
and fasteners 12
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed (houses) 23
Drainage inspection chambers repaired 23
Soil pipes renewed 5
62