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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Flour 37 „
Pickles 20 bottles
Sauce 12 ,,
Cereals 37 pkts.
Bacon 17½ lbs.
Oats 10 „
Sundry tinned
foods 1,565 tins
Yours faithfully,
K. J. GUTTERIDGE,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Housing Statistics
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public
Health or Housing Acts) 2,813
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purposes 3,241
2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service
of Formal Notices: —
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by the local
authority or their officers 998
Number of dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence
of formal action by the local authority
or their officers 348
3. Action under Statutory Powers During the Year: —
Proceedings under Section 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act,
1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 25
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices: —
(a) By owners 15
(b) By local authority in default of owners 10
Proceedings under Section 11 of the Housing Act, 1936: —
(1) Number of houses in which demolition orders
were made 3