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Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928. and 1936, and Petroleum
(Carbide of Calcium) Order, 1929.— Two licences were issued for
the storage of 784 lbs. of carbide of calcium.
Unsound Food Dealt With
Beef 2213/4 lbs.
Pork 123/4 „
. Corned beef 103 „
Rabbit 120 „
Lamb 52 „
Lambs' livers 100 „
Pig spleens 28 „
Pork luncheon meat 35½ „
Ham 56½ lbs.
Fish 154 „
Tomato puree 60 „
Butter 3,136 „
Cheese 15½ „
Cereals 6 pkts.
Flour 5 bags
Assorted 204 tins
3 jars
Yours faithfully,
K. J. GUTTERIDGE,
Chief Public Health Inspector.
HOUSING STATISTICS
Total Number of Inhabited Houses—19,822.
Permanent buildings built by the Council before the war—1,461.
Permanent buildings built by the Council after the war—2,257.
Other Housing Accommodation Available:—
A. Requisitioned and sundry properties 207
B. Temporary building, Arcon bungalows 345
C. Hutments, 320 originally, now reduced to 89
D. Gunsite hutments, 61 originally, now cleared —
E. Therefore, total number of properties used for
housing by the Mitcham Borough Council is 4,359
Number of People Rehoused.
About 9,700 applicants have registered since 1945, and the
current list is still about 1,300, so that some 8,400 applicants have
been dealt with.