London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Mitcham 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Leg of Mutton 2¾ „ Cereals 6 pkts.
Rabbit 34 „ Cereals & Fruit 18 pkts.
Luncheon Meat 12 „ Oatmeal 3½ lbs.
Sausages 40 „ Biscuits 3 lbs.
Ham 1,061¾ „ Scone Mix 39 pkts.
Fish 49¼ stne. Jellies 3 pkts.
Cheese 32 lbs. Semolina 1 pkt.
Sugar 116 „ Sauce 2 bottles
Milk Powder 390 „ Tinned Foods 1,396 tins
Dried Milk 80 „ Assorted 89 bottles & jars
Yours faithfully,
K. J. GUTTERIDGE,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Housing Statistics
Total Number of Inhabited Houses—18,945.
Permanent buildings built by the Council before the war—
1,461.
Permanent buildings built by the Council after the war—
1,052.
Other Housing Accommodation Available:-
Requisitioned and sundry properties 423
Temporary buildings, Arcon bungalows 325
Hutments, 320 originally, now reduced to 266
Gunsite Hutments, 61 originally, now reduced to 33
Therefore total number of properties acquired during and
since the war is 2,119.
Number of People Rehoused.
About 8,000 applicants have registered since 1945, and the
current list is still about 3,000, so that some 5,000 applicants have
been dealt with. The actual number of people, including children,
who have been rehoused is about 5,000.
Types of Accommodation.
The Nissen huts and gunsite hutments were built to last only
a few years, and do not always give protection against the