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 Mitcham]
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Number of intimatory notices served 439
Number of nuisances abated without reports 410
Number of statutory notices served 107
Number of nuisances abated after reports 90
Visits to butchers and other food shops 362
Visits to factories 133
Visits to piggeries 71
Visits to refuse dumps 12
Visits re infectious disease 234
Details of visits to other premises are enumerated in other
sections of the report.
Character of Work Done
Roofs repaired 135
Rainwater gutters and piping repaired or renewed 52
Ventilation under floors provided or improved 1
Dampness to ground floor rooms remedied 38
Water service pipes repaired 15
Waterclosets: repairs to roof, walls, doors and seats 29
Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed 39
Water storage cisterns cleansed or covered 14
Water supply to houses reinstated 14
Back yards and sculleries paved or repaired 9
Flooring of rooms repaired 26
Rooms cleansed and redecorated 107
Repairs to internal plastering of walls and ceilings 6
Repairs to sinks and waste pipes 39
Window frames and sashes repaired 49
Windows made to open 1
Sashcords provided 18
Drains tested 31
Drains repaired and cleansed 39
New watercloset pans and traps provided 21
Repairs to firegrates 13
New dustbins provided 54
Accumulations removed 22
Rooms disinfected, after infectious disease 218
Repairs to chimney eaves 1
Sundries 127