London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Carshalton 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Tea packer 2
Unsound Food:
Meat 57
Food other than meat 159
Vehicles, food 207
— 1,617
Hairdressers 24
House drains tested 39
Housing Act 171
Housing enquiries 851
Infectious disease contacts 119
Infectious disease premises 313
Merchandise Marks Act 179
Offices 6
Outworkers premises 23
Piggeries 32
Premises re cesspools 1
Public Health Act (Houses) 3,687
Public Health Act re-inspections 2,778
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 5
Rodents 300
Schools 14
Shops 341
Smoke observations 21
Urinals 29
Water Sampling 8
11,429
Five hundred and eighty-eight informal notices were served concerning
the following matters :—
Accumulations and deposits 10
Drainage defects 91
Dustbins 55
Factories Act 11
Food and' Drugs Act 52
General defective conditions 281
Merchandise Marks Act 8
Miscellaneous 4
Obstructed drains 1
Overcrowding 49
Rodents 9
Shops Act 8
Smoke nuisance 2
Verminous premises 2
Water supply 5
Seventy-seven formal notices were served by authority of the
Council under the following Acts:—
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 39 5
„ ,, „ „ Section 56 2
„ „ „ „ Section 75 5
„ „ „ „ Section 93 61
„ „ „ „ Section 277 1
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Section 13 1
Shops Act, 1950, Section 38 1
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9 1
77
As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following
work was carried out:—
Accumulations removed 21
Brickwork, repaired and/or repointed 25
Ceilings cleansed and purified 238
new provided 2
25