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 Carshalton]
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Six hundred and eight complaints were received, classified as follows :—
Rats and Mice | 67 |
General Defective Conditions | 45 |
Smells | 41 |
Crickets | 41 |
Accumulations and Deposits | 40 |
Verminous Premises | 37 |
Shops Acts | 30 |
Miscellaneous | 27 |
Dampness | 25 |
Overcrowding | 20 |
Roofs, Guttering, etc. | 14 |
Drainage Defects | 14 |
Burning Refuse | 14 |
Wasps | 13 |
Refuse Collection | 11 |
Unfit Food | 10 |
Obstructed Sewers | 10 |
Rivers, Ditches, etc. | 5 |
Dustbins | 5 |
Ants | 5 |
Sink Waste Pipes | 4 |
Noise | 4 |
Smoke Nuisance | 4 |
Burst Pipe Damage | 3 |
Cesspools | 3 |
Weeds | 3 |
Food on Forecourt | 3 |
Workmen's Latrines | 2 |
Water Supply | 2 |
Fences | 2 |
Houses Let in Lodgings | 2 |
Rentbook Information | 2 |
Hawkers | 2 |
608 |
Nine thousand one hundred and seventy five investigations were made and are classified as follows :—
Inspections | 6145 |
Re-inspections | 3030 |
Housing (H.A.) | 428 |
Housing (P.H.A.) | 1260 |
Slaughterhouses | 45 |
Dairies | 54 |
Cowsheds | 53 |