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Applications for assistance are made to the Divisional Medical
Officer at Mitcham Court.
National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Children
The Society does very valuable work in the Borough and there
is very close co-operation between the officials of the Public Health
Department and the officers of the Society.
Number of Mitcham cases dealt with in 1963 57
Number of children affected 151
Number of visits paid 410
National Assistance Act, 1948: Section 47
National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951
Removal to Suitable Premises of Persons in Need of Care and
Attention
There was one case in this category and an Order was obtained
for the removal of the person concerned to a Geriatric Unit for an
initial period of three weeks. Subsequently the person agreed to
remain in hospital and a renewal order was not required.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
WATER SUPPLY
Except for eight houses in Goat Road, supplied by the Sutton
Water Company, the whole of Mitcham is supplied by the Metropolitan
Water Board. A few factories have an additional supply from
deep wells.
There are five licensed caravan yards, each with a stand pipe,
supplying altogether a total of 21 caravans.
The standard of purity of the water was maintained at the usual
high level. There is no record in the Borough of any case of infectious
disease being transmitted by water.