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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Merton 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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adequate. There is a number of cesspools in the Borough and arrangements
to empty them at intervals are made by the respective
owners.
REGISTERED COMMON LODGING HOUSES
There are no registered common lodging houses in the Borough.
DISTRICT INSPECTION
The following is a summary of the complaints received and the visits made during the year 1965:—
| General disrepair and insanitary conditions | 239 | |
| Dampness | 139 | |
| Overcrowding | 24 | |
| Defective drainage systems | 36 | |
| Blocked drainage systems | 468 | |
| Defective drainage fittings | 44 | |
| Defective w.c. pans and/or flushing apparatus | 90 | |
| Defective water service pipes | 17 | |
| Absence of, or defective dustbins | 15 | |
| Accumulation of refuse, etc | 145 | |
| Rats and mice | 923 | |
| Pigeons | 31 | |
| Insect pests | 537 | |
| Smoke nuisances | 141 | |
| Noise | 115 | |
| Smells and odours | 132 | |
| Unsound food | 210 | |
| Miscellaneous | 150 | |
| 3,456 | ||
| P.H. Act (Nuisances) | 1,314 | |
| P.H. Act (Dwelling houses) | 1,695 | |
| Storage of refuse | 124 | |
| Drain testing | 184 | |
| Choked drains | 1,613 | |
| Other drainage work | 917 | |
| - | 5,847 | |
| Dwelling houses (Housing Act) | 964 | |
| Overcrowding | 446 | |
| P. No. measurements | 28 | |
| Rent Act 1957 | 56 | |
| Underground rooms | 7 | |
| Houses in multiple occupation | 477 | |
| Improvement grants | 40 | |
| Caravans | 60 | |
| 2,078 |