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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Sanitary Inspection.
The following information, supplied by the Chief Sanitary
Inspector, under Article 27 of the Sanitary Officers' Regulations, 1935
indicates the action taken in sanitary inspection during the year.
Investigations were made with regard to 1,390 complaints as follows:—
| Drainage Obstructions | 152 |
| Sewer Obstructions | 1 |
| Drainage Defects | 46 |
| General Defective Conditions | 120 |
| Dampness | 16 |
| Roofs, Gutterings, etc. | 23 |
| Sink Waste Pipes | 12 |
| Water Supply | 16 |
| Dustbins | 286 |
| Accumulations and Deposits | 13 |
| Refuse Collection | 9 |
| Smoke Nuisances | 3 |
| Rivers, Ditches, Ponds | 1 |
| Unfit Food | 154 |
| Overcrowding | 17 |
| Effluvia (Obnoxious) | 39 |
| Verminous Premises | 29 |
| Scabies | 174 |
| Head Lice | 1 |
| Rats and Mice | 180 |
| Wasps | 40 |
| Ants | 2 |
| Beetles | 4 |
| Flies | 5 |
| Animals | 14 |
| Insects (various) | 12 |
| Animal Food Storage | 9 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
| Dirty Milk Bottles and Sour Milk | 7 |
| 1,390 |
Seven thousand six hundred and ten visits were made for the purposes set out below:—
| Public Health Act (Houses) | 2,353 |
| Public Health Act Reinspections | 2,014 |
| Housing Act | — |
| Reinspections | 55 |
| Overcrowding Enquiries | 61 |
| Dairies | 27 |
| Cowsheds | 21 |
| Milkshops | 50 |
| Factories | 66 |
| Houses—Drains Tested | 56 |
| Suspected Rat Infested Premises | 663 |
| Food Shops and Business Premises | 1,004 |
| Infectious Disease Premises | 136 |
| Infectious Disease Contacts | 58 |
| Urinals | 23 |
| Premises re Cesspools | 6 |