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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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OTHER FOOD PREPARING PLACES
There are eight other premises in which food is prepared for
human consumption. All of these have been systematically
visited.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS
The total number of notifications received during the year
was 1,126.
Contacts, Suspects, Etc.
The Medical Officer of Health may be called in consultation
by medical practitioners to see patients in their homes.
Visits
| Made by | No. |
|---|---|
| Sanitary Inspectors | 514 |
| Health Visitors | 311 |
| To small pox contacts | 80 |
| Total | 905 |
| Rooms disinfected after infectious disease | 372 |