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Beddington and Wallington 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

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FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
Number of factories and workshops on register 126
Number of inspections of factories and workshops 218
Number of inspections of workplaces 18
Number of defects discovered and remedied 14
Number of bakehouses on register (one underground) 12
SHOPS ACT, 1934.
Number of visits to shops re sanitary accommodation, ventilation
and temperature 208
Heating facilities provided 12
Ventilation provided 2
COMPLAINTS.
Complaints of nuisances received during the year were due to the
following causes:—
Defects in dwelling-houses 59
Stoppages in drains 22
Defects in drains or water closets 3
Accumulations of refuse 10
Smoke 2
Insect Pests 6
Burning of refuse 2
Miscellaneous 16
120
INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND DISINFECTION.
Number of visits re cases of infectious disease 121
Number of rooms disinfected 141
Lots of bedding and clothing disinfected 126
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
Number of complaints or requests for advice received 48
Number of visits to premises 241
INCREASE OF RENT (RESTRICTIONS) ACTS.
Number of certificates issued Nil
NOTICES.
Number of informal notices served (including verbal intimations) 557
Number of statutory notices served (Public Health Acts) 38
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