Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Number of nuisances abated after report 399
Number of intimatory notices served 951
Number of statutory notices served 319
Notices followed by legal proceedings 4
Houses inspected under the Housing and Town
Planning Act 217
Number of revisits to infected houses 78
Number of house drains tested 13
Number of drains found defective 10
Number of tests applied to new drainwork 8
Character of Work Done.
Houses repaired and cleansed generally 441
Overcrowding abated 14
Roofs repaired 177
Damp walls remedied 9
Eaves guttering and spouting renewed or repaired 165
Water closets renewed, repaired or cleaned 59
Water closet flushing cisterns and flush pipes
renewed or repaired 11l
Water cisterns cleansed or covered 50
Water supply to houses reinstated 5
Back yards paved or paving repaired 78
Floors repaired 135
Dustbins provided 199
Premises where animals improperly kept were
removed or improved 7
Offensive accumulations removed 30
Urinals cleansed or repaired 10
Piggeries repaired or improved 7
Houses or parts disinfected and cleansed 184
Smoke nuisances abated 6
Houses at which drains were reconstructed or
new provided 9
Drains repaired, cleansed, trapped or ventilated 179
Slaughterhouses.—There are two registered slaughterhouses and
five annually licensed slaughterhouses, one of which is used as a