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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
Beddington and Wallington 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Solarium 27
Health Visiting 28
Child Life Protection 29
Care of Premature Infants 30
Care of Illegitimate Children 30
War-time Day Nursery 31
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area:
Water Supplies 32
Drainage and Sewerage 33
Rivers and Streams 33
Closet Accommodation 33
Public Cleansing 33
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 33
Statement of the Senior Sanitary Inspector for the Year 1944:
Dwelling Houses 34
Milk and Dairies 34
Slaughterhouse 34
Food Premises 35
Unsound Food 35
Factories 35
Bakehouses 35
Workplaces 36
Shops and Offices 36
Complaints 36
Smoke Abatement 36
Infectious Disease and Disinfection 36
Offensive Trades and Fish Frying 36
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 36
Notices 36
Prosecutions 37
Sanitary Improvements:
Water Supply 37
Drains 37
Water Closets 37
Sinks 37
Yards 37
Dust Receptacles 37
Dampness 37
General Repairs, etc 37
Food Premises 38
Factories 38
Bakehouses 38
Workplaces 38
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