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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Eighty-nine formal notices were served under the following Acts :—
Section 93, Public Health Act, 1936 | 62 | |
Section 9, Housing Act, 1936 | 11 | |
Section 56, Public Health Act, 1936 | 7 | |
Section 66, Housing Act, 1936 .. | 5 | |
Houses Let in Lodgings Bye-Laws | 2 | |
Section 75, Public Health Act, 1936 .. | 2 | |
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As a result of the serving of the notices, the following works were executed :—
Brickwork repaired and/or renewed | 21 | |
Ceiling plaster repaired and made good | 105 | |
Ceiling cleansed and purified | 157 | |
Ceiling, new provided | 3 | |
Chimney pots repaired or renewed | 3 | |
Ch imney stacks repaired or renewed | 19 | |
Chimney flues repaired | 7 | |
Copper repaired and/or renewed | 9 | |
Cement fillets renewed | 11 | |
Cement plinths renewed.. | 3 | |
Cement plinths provided | 5 | |
Cesspools emptied | 3 | |
Cesspools repaired | — | |
Cesspools abolished | 12 | |
Damp conditions remedied | 105 | |
Damp course renewed and/or repaired | 3 | |
Damp course provided | 2 | |
Doors repaired (including locks and fasteners) | 32 | |
Door sills repaired, renewed or provided | 10 | |
Door frames repaired or renewed | 6 | |
Door stopping to reveals renewed | 4 | |
Drainage repaired or reconstructed | (429 ft.) | 21 |
Drainage provided | 42 | |
Drainage inspection chamber repaired or renewed | 7 | |
Drainage inspection chamber provided | 89 | |
Drainage inspection chamber cover renewed | 8 | |
Drainage inspection chamber cover provided | 89 | |
Drainage stoppers refixed or renewed | 7 | |
Drainage stoppers provided | 15 | |
Drainage interceptors renewed | 2 | |
Drainage interceptors provided | 27 | |
Drainage F.A.I, repaired or renewed | 7 | |
Drainage F.A.I, provided | 31 | |
Drainage M.F.V. renewed | 8 |