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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

Carshalton 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Milkshops131
Factories79
Workshops72
Outworkers33
Bakehouse Factories10
Bakehouse Workshops—
Offices12
Laundry Workshops—
Laundry Factories2
Houses, Drains Tested159
Food Shops and Business Premises660
Infectious Disease Premises343
Infectious Disease Contacts129
Urinals68
Smoke Observations70
Rat Infested Premises493
Schools13
9175

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

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

General Defective Conditions286
Rats and Mice267
Accumulations and Deposits114
Obstructed Drains70
Rentbooks53
Defective Drains46
Verminous Premises ..33
Miscellaneous23
Defective Dustbins17
Paving .. .. .. .. ..8
Connections to Sewer4
Food Storage4
Ditches, Rivers, etc.4
Smoke Nuisance4
Hawkers3
Burning Refuse ..3
Meat Regulations2
Houses Let in Lodgings2
Factory and Workshop Act2
945