[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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1. Factories with Mechanical Power

No.	Trade.	Employees.
No.	Trade.	M.	F.

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2. Factories without Mechanical Power.

No.	Trade.	Employees.
No.	Trade.	M.	F.

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In addition there are approximately 80 outworkers executing work in their own homes as follows:— 3. Outworkers.

Trade.	Premises.	Outworkers.
Trade.	Premises.	M.	F.

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The number of unemployed living in Carshalton registered at the Sutton Employment Exchange on the 9th January, 1939, was:—

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Other Relief :—Number of persons in receipt of domiciliary assistance on :—

	Men.	Women.	Children	Total

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1938. (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)

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TABLE 1. ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, MID-1938. BY WARDS

WARD	Houses at Mid. 1938	Estimated Population, Mid. 1938p

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These records show that a total of 868 births took place in 1938 to parents in the various wards as follows :—

WARD.	Live Births.	Rate per 1000 Population.	Still Births.	Still birthrate per 1000 Total Births.

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with the exception of 1 not stated, occurred in private dwellings. The institutional births represent 36 per cent. of the total, whilst the respective percentages for the wards were as follows:—

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The births which occurred in premises other than domestic dwellings took place in the following institutions:—

	Live	Still	Total

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TABLE 2. BIRTHS, 1938—DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS.

Ward.	Born in District.			Born Outside the District.				Total.
Ward.	In Hospitals and Nursing Homes.	In Private Houses.	Total	In Hospitals and Nursing Homes.	In Private Houses.	Not Stated.	Total.	Total.

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TABLE 3. Birth and Death Rates for Carshalton, 1922-1938.

Year	Population (Registrar. General's)	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Infant Mortality Rate	Maternal Mortality Rate

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TABLE 4. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1938.

	England and Wales	126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London	148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)	London Administrative County	Carshalton

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WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH, 1938.

WARD.	Deaths	Death Rate (crude)	Mean Age at death

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CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1938.

WARD	Cancer deaths	R te per 1,000 Estimated Population

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TABLE 5. CANCER DEATHS—BY ORGANS AFFECTED.

Group	Site Affected.	Male	Female	Total

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TABLE 6. INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION.

WARD	Infant Deaths	Rate per 1,000 live births

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TABLE 7. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1938. Deaths classified as to cause and age at death.

Cause of Death	Under 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3 months and under 6 months	6 months and under 9 months	9 months and under 12 months	Total deaths under 1 year

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The mortality rates for the wards over the last four years are given below :—

WARD	Infant Deaths	Live Births	Infant Death Rate per 1 000 live births

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TABLE 8. MATERNAL MORTALITY, 1922—1938.

Year	Births	Maternal Deaths	Maternal Mortality Rate

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TABLE 9. CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1938. BY AGES AND SEX.

No.	Causes of Death.	0	—	1 —		5	—	15 —		25	—	35	—	45	—	55	—	65	—	75	—	All ages.
No.	Causes of Death.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	Persons

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Cases attended—

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Visits made—

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Cases attended—

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The following examinations were made during the year :—

	No. Examined.	Positive Results.

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The following figures are in respect of the working of the service during the year :—

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TABLE 10. CUDDINGTON JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD-LIST OF ADMISSIONS TO CUDDINGTON HOSPITAL DURING 1938.

Disease	Banstead U.D.C.		Carshalton U.D.C.		Epsom B.C.		Leatherhead u.D.C.		Sutton B.C.		Others		Total
Disease	No.	Deaths	No.	Deaths	No.	Deaths	No.	Deaths	No.	Deaths	No.	Deaths	No.	Deaths

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TABLE 11. ATTENDANCES AT MATERNITY CLINICS.

CENTRE	No. on Register	Attendances		Sessions	Average attendance per Session
CENTRE	No. on Register	* Primary	Total	Sessions	Average attendance per Session

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TABLE 12 ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CONSULTATION CLINICS, 1938.

Centre	Years.	Number who attended during year.	New cases to the Centres	Number on register at year end.	Attendances		Number of sessions.	Average attendance per session.
Centre	Years.	Number who attended during year.	New cases to the Centres	Number on register at year end.	Primary.	Total	Number of sessions.	Average attendance per session.

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TABLE 13. ATTENDANCES AT SPECIAL TODDLER (2-5 Y EARS) CLINICS, 1938.

Centre	No. of routine medical examinations				Sessions	Average attendance per Session	Did not attend Infant consultation Clinic
Centre	2-3 years	3—4 years	4-5 years	Total*	Sessions	Average attendance per Session	Did not attend Infant consultation Clinic

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TABLE 14. ATTENDANCES AT ALL INFANT WELFARE CLINICS 1938. (Infant Consultation and Special Toddler.)

Year	Number who attended during the year	New cases to the Centre	Attendances		Session	Average attendance per Session
Year	Number who attended during the year	New cases to the Centre	Primary	Total	Session	Average attendance per Session

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TABLE 15. DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1938.

DEFECT	Recommended for		Number which received Treatment by
	Observation	Tereatment	Own Dr.	Hospital	At Home by Advice	Clinic	Total

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TABLE 16. DISTRIBUTION OF "ASSISTED" MILK AND OTHER FOODS, 1938.

WARD	Number Assisted		Fresh Milk (pints)		Dried Milk (lbs.)		Cod Liver Oil (ozs.)		Cod Liver Oil & Malt (ozs.)		Virol (ozs.)		Vitoleum Cream (ozs.)		Parrish's Food (ozs.)
WARD	Families	Indi-vidls.	Free	Half price	Free	Half price	Free	Half price	Free	Half price	Free	Half price	Free	Half price	Free	Half price

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Attendances at the dental clinics are shown in the following Table :— DENTAL SCHEME—ATTENDANCES, 1938.

Centre referred from	No. Treated	No. of Attendees.

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A total of 62 cases was referred from the Council's clinics to maternity institutions as follows :—

For obstetric and medical reasons.	For unsuitable home conditions.	Total.

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Provision is made for a reduced fee in necessitous cases. The work of the Council's midwives during the year is indicated by the following details :—

Cases conducted :—	Primip.	Multip. Total.

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Six hundred and eight complaints were received, classified as follows :—

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Nine thousand one hundred and seventy five investigations were made and are classified as follows :—

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Arising out of the investigations, nine hundred and forty-five nformal notices were served for the following purposes :—

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Eighty-nine formal notices were served under the following Acts :—

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As a result of the serving of the notices, the following works were executed :—

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Bed bug infestations were dealt with in 49 premises as follows :—

	Council Houses.	Others	Total

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During the year, 1157 inspections were made and 77 informal notices served for the following infringements :—

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New houses erected during the year numbered 391, compared with 312 in the year before. They were distributed as follows :—

WARD.	By the Council.	By Private Enterprise.	Total.

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Council's Housing Scheme. The houses erected by the Council under the provisions of the Housing Acts up to the 31st December, 1938, are as follows :—

Act under which erected.	No. of Properties.		(P.—Parlour.	Type N.P.—Non-Parlour.)

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Ac. under which erected.	No. of Properties		Type
Ac. under which erected.	No. of Properties		(P—Parlour.	N.P.—Non-Parlour)

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The position with regard to overcrowding in the individual wards up to the end of 1938 was as follows :—

WARD	Houses overcrowded at Survey	Houses found overcrowded up to 31.12.38	Houses de-crowded up to 31.12.38	Houses remaining overcrowded at 31.12.38	Overcrowding Cases remedied during 1938.
WARD	Houses overcrowded at Survey	Houses found overcrowded up to 31.12.38	Houses de-crowded up to 31.12.38	Houses remaining overcrowded at 31.12.38	Formal	Informal	Total

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The following premises were on the register at the end of the year :—

Number.	Employees.

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1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health. (Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.)

PREMISES	Number of
PREMISES	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupiers prosecuted
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

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2. Defects Found.

Particulars.		Number of Defects.			Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted
Particulars.		Found	Remedied	Referred to H.m. Inspector
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108

Nature of Work (1)	Instances (2)	Notices served (3)	Prosecutions (4)

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MILK SAMPLES.

Grade	Bacterial Count				Bacillus Coli Test				Methylene Blue Test		Tubercle Test.		Phosphatase Test.
Grade	No. examined	Highest	Lowest	Average	No. examined	Abs. in 1/10 ml.	Abs. in 1/100 ml.	Abs. in 1/1000 ml.	No. examined	Satisfactory	No. examined	Satisfactory	No. examined	Satisfactory

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The number of carcases examined and the number condemned in the district was as follows :—

	Cattle excluding Cows	Cows.	Calves	Sheep and Lambs	Pigs

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The following information supplied by the County Medical Officer shows the samples of foods and drugs analysed and the action taken under the above Act in respect of the Carshalton area :—

Articles	Analysed			AduLerated or Deteriorated			Prosecutions	Convictions
Articles	Formal	Informal	Total	Formal	Informal	Total	Prosecutions	Convictions

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The following diseases are notifiable in the district :—

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TABLE 17 SCARLET FEVER—WARD INCIDENCE, 1938. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)

WARD	Cases	Rate per 1,000 population.

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TABLE 18. SCARLET FEVER—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1938.

1938	Ward								Total
1938	St. Helier North	St. Helier South	St.Helier West	North-East	North-West	Central	South-East	South-West	Total

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TABLE 19. SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES 1938.

WARD	Number of houses in which occurred				Total Houses	Total Cases
WARD	1 case	2 cases	3 cases	5 cases	Total Houses	Total Cases

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TABLE 20. DIPHTHERIA-WARD INCIDENCE, 1938. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)

WARD	Cases.	Rate per 1,000 Population

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TABLE 21. DIPHTHERIA—MULTIPLE CASES, 1938.

Ward	No. of houses in which occurred		Total houses	Total cases
Ward	1 case	2 cases	Total houses	Total cases

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TABLE 22. DIPHTHERIA-MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1938

1938	WARD								Total
1938	St.Helier North	St.Helier South	St.Helier West	North-East	North-West	Central	South-East	South-West	Total

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PERSONS IMMUNISED AT THE CLINIC—1938.

WARD	Age Groups			Tolal
WARD	0–5	5–15	15 & over	Tolal

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PERSONS IMMUNISED BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS, 1938.

WARD	Age Groups			Total
WARD	0–5	5–15	15 & over	Total

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CHILDREN IMMUNISED IN SCHOOLS, 1938 (5-8 Years).

	Completed at year end	Not completed at year end

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TABLE 23. DIPHTHERIA IN UNIMMUNISED AND IMMUNISED CHILDREN 0—15 YEARS, 1935—1938. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)

Year		No. of Children 0—15 years	Cases	Annual Incidence per 1,000	Deaths	Annual Death Rate per 1,000

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All completely recovered.

Cases			Vision unimpaired	Vision impaired	Total blindness	Death
Notified	Treated
Notified	In hospital	At Home

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TABLE 24.— INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notification, Deaths and Distribution . (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital).

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TABLE 25. INFECTIOUS DISEASES-Notification by Age Groups, 1938. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)

Disease.	Total Cases Notified.												Total Cases at all Ages.
Disease.	Under I year	1–2	2–3	3–4	4–5	5–10	10–15	15–20	20–35	35–45	45–65	65 and Over	Total Cases at all Ages.

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TABLE 26 — MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1938 . (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital)

DISEASE	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	April	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total

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Puerperal Pyrexia— Twelve notifications were received under the Regulations, the main facts in relation to which are as follows:—

Para	Day of onset.	Clinical Notes	Admitted to Hospital	Result.

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TABLE 27. TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER AT DECEMBER 31st, 1938.

	Pulmonary	Non-pulmonary	All forms

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TUBERCULOSIS-WARD DISTRIBUTION. Cases on Register at 31st December, 1938.

WARD	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Total
WARD	Males	Females	Males	Females	Total

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TABLE 28. DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1938.

Ages Years	Pulmonary		Non-pulmonary		Totals
Ages Years	Male	Female	Male	Female	Totals

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TABLE 29. TUBERCULOSIS—NEW CASES, Age and sex distribution, and manner of admission to register, 1938.

Age Group Years	Primary Notifications ("A")				Cases transferred from other districts				Cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification or transfer				Total New Cases
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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TABLE OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, CARSHALTON, 1938. Latitude 5122 N. Longitude 0.9 W.

Month.	Average Barometric Pressure	Temperature				Absolute Temp.		Rainfall		Sunshine
Month.	Average Barometric Pressure	Average 9 a.m.	Average Maximum	Average Minimum	Mean	Maximum	Minimum	Inches	Days	Hours	Sunless Days

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Carshalton 1938

78 tables in this report

1. Factories with Mechanical Power

2. Factories without Mechanical Power.

In addition there are approximately 80 outworkers executing work in their own homes as follows:— 3. Outworkers.

The number of unemployed living in Carshalton registered at the Sutton Employment Exchange on the 9th January, 1939, was:—

Other Relief :—Number of persons in receipt of domiciliary assistance on :—

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1938. (Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)

TABLE 1. ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, MID-1938. BY WARDS

These records show that a total of 868 births took place in 1938 to parents in the various wards as follows :—

with the exception of 1 not stated, occurred in private dwellings. The institutional births represent 36 per cent. of the total, whilst the respective percentages for the wards were as follows:—

The births which occurred in premises other than domestic dwellings took place in the following institutions:—

TABLE 2. BIRTHS, 1938—DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS.

TABLE 3. Birth and Death Rates for Carshalton, 1922-1938.

TABLE 4. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1938.

WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH, 1938.

CANCER DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1938.

TABLE 5. CANCER DEATHS—BY ORGANS AFFECTED.

TABLE 6. INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION.

TABLE 7. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1938. Deaths classified as to cause and age at death.

The mortality rates for the wards over the last four years are given below :—

TABLE 8. MATERNAL MORTALITY, 1922—1938.

TABLE 9. CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1938. BY AGES AND SEX.

Cases attended—

Visits made—

Cases attended—

The following examinations were made during the year :—

The following figures are in respect of the working of the service during the year :—

TABLE 10. CUDDINGTON JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD-LIST OF ADMISSIONS TO CUDDINGTON HOSPITAL DURING 1938.

TABLE 11. ATTENDANCES AT MATERNITY CLINICS.

TABLE 12 ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CONSULTATION CLINICS, 1938.

TABLE 13. ATTENDANCES AT SPECIAL TODDLER (2-5 Y EARS) CLINICS, 1938.

TABLE 14. ATTENDANCES AT ALL INFANT WELFARE CLINICS 1938. (Infant Consultation and Special Toddler.)

TABLE 15. DEFECTS FOUND AT SPECIAL TODDLER EXAMINATIONS—1938.

TABLE 16. DISTRIBUTION OF "ASSISTED" MILK AND OTHER FOODS, 1938.

Attendances at the dental clinics are shown in the following Table :— DENTAL SCHEME—ATTENDANCES, 1938.

A total of 62 cases was referred from the Council's clinics to maternity institutions as follows :—

Provision is made for a reduced fee in necessitous cases. The work of the Council's midwives during the year is indicated by the following details :—

Six hundred and eight complaints were received, classified as follows :—

Nine thousand one hundred and seventy five investigations were made and are classified as follows :—

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Arising out of the investigations, nine hundred and forty-five nformal notices were served for the following purposes :—

Eighty-nine formal notices were served under the following Acts :—

As a result of the serving of the notices, the following works were executed :—

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Bed bug infestations were dealt with in 49 premises as follows :—

During the year, 1157 inspections were made and 77 informal notices served for the following infringements :—

New houses erected during the year numbered 391, compared with 312 in the year before. They were distributed as follows :—

Council's Housing Scheme. The houses erected by the Council under the provisions of the Housing Acts up to the 31st December, 1938, are as follows :—

Continued from previous page...

The position with regard to overcrowding in the individual wards up to the end of 1938 was as follows :—

The following premises were on the register at the end of the year :—

1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health. (Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.)

2. Defects Found.

Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108

MILK SAMPLES.

The number of carcases examined and the number condemned in the district was as follows :—

The following information supplied by the County Medical Officer shows the samples of foods and drugs analysed and the action taken under the above Act in respect of the Carshalton area :—

The following diseases are notifiable in the district :—

TABLE 17 SCARLET FEVER—WARD INCIDENCE, 1938. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)

TABLE 18. SCARLET FEVER—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1938.

TABLE 19. SCARLET FEVER—MULTIPLE CASES 1938.

TABLE 20. DIPHTHERIA-WARD INCIDENCE, 1938. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)

TABLE 21. DIPHTHERIA—MULTIPLE CASES, 1938.

TABLE 22. DIPHTHERIA-MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1938

PERSONS IMMUNISED AT THE CLINIC—1938.

PERSONS IMMUNISED BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS, 1938.

CHILDREN IMMUNISED IN SCHOOLS, 1938 (5-8 Years).

TABLE 23. DIPHTHERIA IN UNIMMUNISED AND IMMUNISED CHILDREN 0—15 YEARS, 1935—1938. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)

All completely recovered.

TABLE 24.— INFECTIOUS DISEASES—Notification, Deaths and Distribution . (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital).

TABLE 25. INFECTIOUS DISEASES-Notification by Age Groups, 1938. (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital.)

TABLE 26 — MONTHLY INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1938 . (Excluding Queen Mary's Hospital)

Puerperal Pyrexia— Twelve notifications were received under the Regulations, the main facts in relation to which are as follows:—