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Mitcham 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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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 1,224 lbs. of carbide of calcium.
Unsound Food Dealt With
| Beef | 92 lbs. | Pork | 30 lbs. |
| Ham | 743 „ | Fish | 6 stone |
| Corned beef | 36 „ | Stewed steak | 5 tins |
| Pork luncheon meat | 113½ „ | Ox head | 1 |
| Liver | 30 „ | Vinegar | 45 btls. |
| Jellied veal | 12 „ | Assorted | 188 tins |
Yours faithfully,
K. J. GUTTERIDGE,
Chief Public Health Inspector.
HOUSING STATISTICS
Total Number of Inhabited Houses—19,950.
Permanent buildings built by the Council before the war—1,461.
Permanent buildings built by the Council after the war—2,343.
Other Housing Accommodation Available:—
A. Sundry properties 226
B. Temporary buildings, Arcon bungalows 345
Therefore, total number of properties used for
housing by the Mitcham Borough Council is 4,376
Number of People Rehoused
About 10,800 applicants have registered since 1945, and the
current list is still about 1,000, so that some 9,800 applicants have
been dealt with.
About 159 cottage flats or bungalows have been built for old
people since the war.
All the hutments have now been cleared.
Rent Act, 1957
Twenty applications were made for Certificates of Disrepair
during the year. In one case it was decided not to issue a certificate,