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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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 411
Nuisances found 267
Verbal Notices given 127
Verbal Notices complied with 77
Informal Notices served 148
Informal Notices complied with 101
Statutory Notices served 77
Statutory Notices complied with 57
Revisits 1,383
Houses inspected for defects 532
Visits made for this purpose 583
Drains tested and inspected 126
Private houses found verminous 9
Visits to butchers 183
Visits to slaughterhouses 627
Visits to dairies 17
Visits to retail milk shops 29
Visits to restaurant kitchens 279
Visits to ice-cream premises 42
Visits to bakehouses 47
Visits to other food premises 1,114
Number of notices served under Food Hygiene Regulations,
1955 12
Number of notices complied with 12
Visits to factories 203
Visits to workplaces 21
Visits to outworkers 65
Visits to stables 72
Visits to piggeries 27
Visits re poliomyelitis survey 181
Visits re Home Safety 571