London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Mitcham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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against a property owner. The application was granted with
costs.
All ponds and ditches in the Borough where mosquito
breeding was possible were sprayed with insecticide early in the
year. Nine visits were paid for this purpose.
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928. — Seventy - seven
licences to store petroleum and cellulose solutions were granted,
totalling 140,345 gallons. Five licences were also issued for
61 cwt. of carbide of calcium to be stored.
Unsound Food Dealt With.
| Beef | 490 1bs. | Figs | 158 1bs. |
| Mutton | 668 „ | Corned beef | 1869¾ „ |
| Pork | 908 „ | Corned Mutton | 664½ „ |
| Offal | 313½ „ | Tea | 23 |
| Veal | 49 „ | Raisins | 56 „ |
| Fish | 50¾ stones | Pudding Mixture | 287 pkts. |
| Cheese | 114½ 1bs. | Dates | 69 1bs. |
| Oranges | 59„ | Dried egg | 11 pkts. |
| Lemons | 36 „ | Eggs | 1639 |
| Peas (dried) | 28 „ | Bacon | 66 1bs. |
| Potatoes | 2½cwt. | Jam | 7 „ |
| Margarine | 72 1bs. | Sundry tinned | „ |
| Butter | 55 „ | foods | 1427 tins |
| Number of visits to Meat Depot 20 | 574 | ||
Yours obediently,
K. J. GUTTERIDGE,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Housing Statistics
I. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses
inspected for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 882
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purposes 916