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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Visits to stables 59
Visits to piggeries 41
Visits to caravan yards 87
Smoke observations 75
Visits re infectious disease cases 222
Visits re smallpox contacts 4
Visits re food poisoning 22
Visits re rats and mice 80
Visits re Shops Acts 208
Visits re schools 20
Visits re Rent Act, 1957 114
Visits to refuse tipping site, Mitcham Common 46
Visits re refuse chutes 42
Visits to sewage works 14
Sundry visits 261
Character of Work Done
Roofs repaired 73
Rainwater piping or gutters repaired or renewed 63
Yards paved or repaired 13
Dampness remedied 77
Water service pipes repaired 12
Waterclosets: Repairs to structure 4
Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed 12
New pans and traps fitted 12
Water storage cisterns cleansed, repaired or renewed 7
Water supply reinstated 8
Flooring of rooms repaired and sub-floor ventilation
improved 43
Rooms cleansed 17
Sinks and handbasins repaired or renewed 5
Waste pipes and traps repaired or renewed 18
Window frames and sashes repaired or renewed 41
Window sills repaired or renewed 23
External brickwork (repaired, pointed or rendered) 22
Drains repaired or obstructions removed 89
Drains inspection covers renewed 5
Drains tested 46