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Mitcham 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Two sewer maintenance treatments were carried out in the year;
265 manholes were baited. A total of 33 baits were taken compared
with 61 taken in 1962.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH
INSPECTOR
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gendemen,
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 475
Nuisances found 386
Verbal Notices given 161
Verbal Notices complied with 114
Informal Notices served 224
Informal Notices complied with 123
Statutory Notices served 74
Statutory Notices complied with 63
Revisits 1,637
Houses inspected for defect 619
Visits made for this purpose 638
Drains tested and inspected 127
Private houses found verminous 3
Visits to butchers 202
Visits to slaughterhouses 512
Visits to dairies 29
Visits to retail milk shops 42
Visits to restaurant kitchens 372
Visits to ice-cream premises 32
Visits to bakehouses 31
Visits to other food premises 1,371
Number of notices served under Food Hygiene Regulations,
1955 52
Number of notices complied with 46
Visits to factories 314