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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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| Drainage M.F.V. provided | 25 |
| Drainage soil or vent pipes repaired or renewed | 7 |
| Drainage soil or vent pipes provided | 26 |
| Drainage, drains tested | 159 |
| Drainage, drains cleared | 87 |
| Drainage, drains sealed off | 3 |
| Drainage, waste gullies repaired and/or renewed or cleared | 17 |
| Drainage, waste gullies provided | 10 |
| Drainage, waste pipes repaired or renewed | 22 |
| Drainage, waste pipes provided | 7 |
| Drainage, approximately 69823 feet of new drainage were laid during | |
| the year | — |
| Ditches cleaned | — |
| Disinfestation | 48 |
| Dustbins provided | 55 |
| Food Storage accommodation provided | 10 |
| Food Storage accommodation ventilated | 1 |
| Floor boards repaired and/or renewed | 27 |
| Floor concrete repaired, renewed and/or made level | 13 |
| Floor ventilation repaired and/or renewed | 5 |
| Floor ventilation provided | 6 |
| Floor ventilators kerbed | 5 |
| Fireplaces repaired and/or renewed | 19 |
| Firegrates repaired and/or renewed | 13 |
| Firegrates, ranges and/or stoves repaired and/or renewed | 13 |
| Firegrates, ranges and/or stoves provided | 2 |
| Light, more provided | 9 |
| Roofs repaired and made weatherproof | 110 |
| Roofs stripped and recovered | 16 |
| Roofs flashing repaired and/or renewed | 1 |
| Roof ridges, hips, valleys repaired and/or renewed | 9 |
| Roof guttering and/or down pipes repaired and/or renewed | 50 |
| Roof guttering and/or down pipes cleaned out and made to work properly | 21 |
| Roof guttering and/or down pipes provided | 3 |
| Sinks renewed | 8 |
| Sinks provided | 3 |
| Stair treads repaired or renewed | 8 |
| Stair handrails and/or balusters repaired | 4 |
| Stair handrails and/or balusters provided | 1 |
| Steps repaired or renewed | 6 |
| Soakaways provided | 8 |
| Soakaways made to work properly | 8 |
| Surface Water drainage repaired and made to work properly | 7 |
| Surface Water drainage provided | 9 |
| Walls, cement rendered | 6 |
| Walls, cement rendering repaired | 13 |
| Walls replastered or repaired | 104 |
| Walls cleansed and redecorated | 173 |
| Walls rebuilt | 1 |
| Walls, settlements | — |
| Woodwork repaired and/or renewed | 1 |
| Windows repaired and/or renewed | 26 |