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Mitcham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936, and Petroleum
(Mixtures) Order, 1929.—98 licences to store petroleum spirit and/or
petroleum mixtures were issued for a total of 252,874 gallons
Cinclusive of cellulose solutions).
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936, and Petroleum
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Unsound Food Dealt With
| Unsound Food Dealt With | |||
| Beef | 123 lbs. | Sausages | 47 lbs. |
| Fruit | 47 „ | Fish | 12 stone |
| Pig spleens | 50 „ | Dried fruit | 54 pkts. |
| Corned beef | 60 „ | Eggs | 15 doz. |
| Bacon | 76 „ | Meat pies | 68 |
| Pork luncheon meat | 12 „ | Assorted | 229 tins |
| Ham | 33 „ | ||
Yours faithfully,
K. J. GUTTERIDGE,
Chief Public Health Inspector.
HOUSING STATISTICS
Total Number of Inhabited Houses—19,900.
Permanent buildings built by the Council before the war—1,461.
Permanent buildings built by the Council after the war—2,341.
Other Housing Accommodation Available:—
A. Sundry properties 157
B. Temporary buildings, Arcon bungalows 345
C. Hutments, 320 originally, now reduced to 26
Therefore, total number of properties used for
housing by the Mitcham Borough Council is 4,330
Number of People Rehoused
About 10,600 applicants have registered since 1945, and the
current list is still about 1,300, so that some 9,300 applicants have
been dealt with.