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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 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: Three hundred and ninety-six informal notices were served concerning the following matters:

Three hundred and ninety-six informal notices were served concerning the following matters:

Accumulations and deposits14
Burst pipes1
Drainage defects109
Dustbins38
Factories Act11
Food and Drugs Act (incl. Food Bye-laws)34
General defective conditions101
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act2
Miscellaneous3
Obstructed drains4
Overcrowding27
Rodents14
Shops Act30
Smoke nuisance4
Verminous premises4
396

Table: Sixty formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts :

Sixty formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts :

Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Section 131
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 242
„ „ „ „ Section 396
„ „ „ „ Section 454
„ „ „ „ Section 7515
„ „ „ „ Section 9330
Shops Act, 1950, Section 382
60

Table: As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following work was carried out:

As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following work was carried out:

Accumulations removed12
Brickwork, repaired and/or repointed10
Ceilings cleansed and purified14
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good10
Cement fillets and plinths renewed1
Chimney brickwork and pots repaired or renewed9
flues repaired3
Damp conditions remedied36
Damp course provided2
Disinfestations51
Doors and frames repaired, including locks and fasteners10
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed30 houses (248 ft. of drain laid)
provided2 (140 ft. drain)
inspection chamber repaired and/or made good..7
inspection chamber provided2
inspection chamber covers renewed7
stoppers or caps refixed and/or renewed9
soil vents repaired and/or renewed1
drains tested28
drains cleared (affecting 1,292 houses)329
waste gullies repaired, renewed or provided7
waste pipes, repaired, renewed or provided6
Dustbins provided62
Fences repaired or renewed1
Fireplaces ranges or stoves repaired or renewed10
Floors renewed or repaired17