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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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| Glazing and putty renewed | 12 |
| Paving repaired and/or made level | 2 |
| Roofs repaired and made weatherproof | 41 |
| downpipe, guttering repaired and/or renewed | 35 |
| Shops, hot water, means of supply provided | 4 |
| means of heating supplied | 1 |
| Sinks renewed | 6 |
| Stairs or steps repaired, renewed or made level | 2 |
| baluster repaired | 1 |
| Surface water drainage repaired and made to work properly | 6 |
| Walls rebuilt | 1 |
| rendered or rendering repaired | 9 |
| replastered and/or repaired | 22 |
| cleansed and redecorated | 40 |
| Wash basins, baths renewed | 1 |
| Water Supply pipes renewed | 6 |
| Hot Water supply system | 1 |
| W.C. accommodation provided | 2 |
| pans renewed | 5 |
| pan joints renewed | 7 |
| seats repaired, renewed or provided | 3 |
| flushing apparatus repaired or renewed | 12 |
| Windows repaired and/or renewed | 40 |
| Window sills (external) repaired | 6 |
| Miscellaneous items | 9 |
Disinfection
One hundred and four rooms, 4 T.B. shelters and 345 library books
were disinfected. Five lots of bedding were sterilised and three lots destroyed.
Vermin Control
Persons.
Comment has been made in recent reports on the great improvement
which has occurred since the Second World War in the extent of verminous
conditions. This has been particularly marked in the parasitic conditions
affecting individuals and their personal clothing, mainly pediculosis and
scabies. During the war these conditions were so prevalent that the
Council established a Cleansing Station at Rochester Road, which dealt
with hundreds of individuals annually. This service is rarely needed now
and only for the occasional badly infested case. Although this is primarily
the result of the greatly reduced prevalence of verminous conditions, it has
been assisted by the use of modern parasiticides which can be used effectively
in the home and which are available under the Health Services.
During 1955 no cases of pediculosis were referred for treatment to the
Cleansing Station and only two individuals in one family of whom one
was a school child, were treated there for scabies. They made a total of
five attendances.
Premises.
The number of houses treated for bugs and fleas as well as those for
insect pests is shown in the following table :
25