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 Surbiton]
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NOTICES SERVED.
Informal and verbal notices 544
Statutory notice under section 14 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, to show cause
why registration of ice cream premises should
not be refused 1
Statutory notices under section 157 of the
Housing Act 1936, to enter premises 139
Statutory notices under section 75, Public
Health Act, 1936, to provide sufficient
dust receptacles. 6
Statutory notices under section 277, Public
Health Act, 1936, requiring information as
to ownership 4
Statutory notices under section 93, Public
Health Act, 1936, to abate nuisances 4
Statutory notices under section 24, Public
Health Act, 1936, notice to owner of promises
of proposed work of maintenance on sewer 10
Statutory notices under Section 39, Public
Health Act, 1936, requiring drainage works
in existing building 2
Statutory notices under section 168, Housing
Act, 1936, requiring information as to
ownership of promises. 2
Licence to station and use a moveable dwelling
(Section 269 Public Health Act, 1936) 1
Statutory notices under sections 48 and 287
Public Health Act 1936, to examine and tost
drains 2
Statutory notice under section 12 (1) Housing
Act, 1936, determination of Closing Order 1
Total: 716
DETAILS OP SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS,ETC.
EFFECTED DURING THE YEAR
(Excluding Council Houses).
Drainage.
Choked drains and sewers cleared 157
Defective drains repaired 64
Drainage systems partly re-laid 23
Drainage systems completely re-laid 5
Additional drains provided 18
Cesspools emptied 3
Additional latrines constructed and screened 1
Latrines limed 2
Drains scaled to prevent pollution of stream 1
Stable drained 1
18