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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Table: Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928.—Eighty-eight licences to store petroleum and cellulose solutions were granted, totalling182,315gallons. Four licences were also issued for2,904lbs. of carbide of calcium to be stored.Unsound Food Dealt With.

Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928.—Eighty-eight licences to store petroleum and cellulose solutions were granted, totalling182,315gallons. Four licences were also issued for2,904lbs. of carbide of calcium to be stored.

Unsound Food Dealt With.

Beef715¼ lbs.Pork150 lbs
Fish1,477 „Macaroni419 „
Cheese13f „Corned Beef162¾ ,,
Poultry196 „Butter9½ ,,
Sausages14 „Jam8½ ,,
Milk Powder112 „Mincemeat1 ,,
Sugar1,010 „Eggs648
Fruit, Dried216 „Mutton and Lamb221 lbs.
Bacon23 „Almonds3 tons 4 cwt.
Assorted Tin Foods1,015Luncheon Meat.3 lbs. 9 ozs.
Rice71 lbs.
Herbs16¼ lbs.Salad Cream11 bottles

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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) 1,975
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purposes 2,214
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 732
Number of dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence
of formal action by the local authority
or their officers 263