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Shops Act, 1950.
There are 514 shop premises on the register and 1691 inspections
were made during the year.
Preliminary notices were served with regard to 8 infringements.
Seats for female shop assistants were provided in two shops ; nine
shops were provided with washing facilities and two shops were provided
with improved ventilation.
Disposal of the Dead.
The number of interments in the Carshalton and Merton and
Morden Joint Cemetery Board's Cemetery at Morden during the year
under review was 389, and of this number 172 were from the Carshalton
district. The Churchyard adjoining the Carshalton Parish Church
continues to be used for burials, but this is mainly for the re-opening
of existing graves.
Modern mortuary facilities with provision for post-mortem examinations
are provided at the Council's Mill Lane Mortuary. During
the year 97 bodies were received into the mortuary, on all of which
autopsies were performed.
National Assistance Act—Section 50.
The Council was responsible for three burials under Section 50
of the National Assistance Act, 1948.
Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment.
Seven establishments licensed under Part IV of the Surrey County
Council Act, 1931, were inspected during the year. Five were used
for the practice of chiropody" and two for massage. All were found
to be satisfactory.
Employment Agencies.
The only licensed employment agency was visited by Officers of
the Authority, acting as agents for the Surrey County Council and was
found to be satisfactory.
National Assistance Act—Section 47.
It was not found necessary to invoke the powers of this section to secure
the removal of any sick or infirm person living in insanitary conditions.
The chief difficulty is not to obtain the agreement to this course of action
of persons, particularly old people, who find themselves in these circumstances,
but to find accommodation for them. The outlook for old
people who are beyond caring for themselves and who either have no
relatives or any willing to care for them is nowadays bleak indeed.
The passing of the old Relieving Officer has been a tragic blow to the
welfare of the aged and infirm. In the days when the County Council
were both the Hospital and the Welfare Authority, the Relieving Officer
had the facilities of both the hospital and the welfare institution at his
disposal and he invariably managed to make satisfactory arrangements
between the two for those without adequate home care. Now the
disposal of these cases is all too frequently the subject of unresolved
argument as to whether they are the responsibility of the Hospital Board
or of the Welfare Authority.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951.
One application for registration of premises used for upholstering
was granted in accordance with Section 2 of the Rag Flock & Other
Filling Materials Act, 1951,
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