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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One sewer maintenance treatment was carried out in the year;
60 manholes and two intercepting chambers were baited. A total
of 10 baits were taken compared with 32 taken in 1958.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH
INSPECTOR
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit a summary of the visits and works carried out in
the Borough by myself and the District Public Health Inspectors:—
Complaints received 483
Nuisances found 339
Verbal Notices given 103
Verbal Notices complied with 81
Informal Notices served 229
Informal Notices complied with 148
Statutory Notices served 89
Statutory Notices complied with 82
Revisits 1,392
Houses inspected for defects 473
Visits made for this purpose 574
Drains tested and inspected 158
Private houses found verminous 6
Visits to butchers 176
Visits to slaughterhouses 806
Visits to dairies 21
Visits to retail milk shops 65
Visits to restaurant kitchens 292
Visits to ice-cream premises 50
Visits to bakehouses 50
Visits to other food premises 1,135
Number of notices served under Food Hygiene Regulations,
1955 8
Number of notices complied with 10
Visits to factories 342
Visits to workplaces 24
Visits to outworkers 59