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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
Surbiton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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A tractor and trailer identical with that used
for the removal of house refuse, visits each sweeper
in turn and collects the sweepings from his binsBeing
of the same pattern as that used for the removal
of house refuse, the plant is interchangeable.
Street gullies are regularly emptied and flushed
by means of a mechanical gully emptier.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
The whole of the closets in the original Surbiton
Urban District are on the water carriage system
and most of the properties in the added parish of
Chessington have now been put on the water
carriage system.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
This is fully dealt with in the report of the
Sanitary Inspector, which is attached hereto.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The Sale of Food and Drugs Acts in this district are administered by an Inspector acting under the direction of the Surrey County Council, who has kindly furnished the following particulars for 1935:—
| ARTICLES. | ANALYSED. | ADULTERATED OR DETERIORATED. | SNOIi noasoad | SNOIX OLVMOO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |||
| 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |||