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Mitcham 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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VISITS AND INSPECTIONS (Continued)
Visits to factories 347
Visits re: Housing Survey 319
Visits to workplaces 37
Visits to outworkers 72
Visits to stables 67
Vixsits to piggeries 57
Visits re: Smoke Control 103
Visits to caravan yards 30
Smoke and noise observations 198
Visits re: infectious disease cases 56
Visits re: smallpox contacts 13
Visits re: food poisoning 8
Visits re: rats and mice 134
Visits re: Shops Acts 109
Visits re: schools 11
Visits re: Rent Act, 1957 41
Visits to sewage works 22
Sundry visits 716
Visits re: Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 1,137
Work Done
Roofs repaired 37
Rainwater piping or gutters repaired or renewed 30
Yards paved or repaired 3
Dampness remedied 37
Water service pipes repaired 4
Waterclosets: Repairs to structure 4
Hushing apparatus repaired or renewed 24
New pans and traps fitted 13
Water storage cisterns cleansed, repaired or renewed 3
Water supply reinstated 4
Flooring of rooms repaired and sub-floor ventilation improved 30
Rooms cleansed 17
Sinks and handbasins repaired or renewed 4
Waste pipes and traps repaired or renewed 6
Window frames and sashes repaired or renewed 27
Window sills repaired or renewed 20
External brickwork (repaired, pointed or rendered) 24
Drains repaired or obstructions removed 61
Drains inspection covers renewed 10
Drains tested 21
Grid and mica flaps provided 2
Fire grates repaired (including surrounds and hearths) 5
Stoves, coppers, ranges, etc., repaired 1
Chimney stacks repaired 2
Staircases repaired 4
Doors repaired 6