London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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| Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed | 22 houses (486 ft. of drain laid) |
| inspection chamber repaired and/or made good | 23 |
| inspection chambers provided | 1 |
| inspection chamber covers renewed | 9 |
| stoppers or caps refixed and/or renewed | 7 |
| soil vents repaired and/or renewed | 4 |
| drains tested | 23 |
| drains cleared (affecting 1,430 houses) | 396 |
| drains sealed off | 1 |
| waste gullies repaired, renewed or provided | 7 |
| waste pipes repaired, renewed or provided | 2 |
| cesspools provided | 1 |
| Dustbins provided | 67 |
| Fences repaired or renewed | 1 |
| Fireplaces, ranges or stoves repaired or renewed | 9 |
| Floors renewed or repaired | 12 |
| Glazing and putty renewed | 12 |
| Paving repaired and/or made level | 5 |
| Roofs repaired and made weatherproof | 35 |
| downpipe, guttering repaired and/or renewed | 22 |
| Stairs or steps repaired, renewed or made level | 1 |
| Surface water drainage repaired and made to work properly | 3 |
| Walls rebuilt | 1 |
| rendered or rendering repaired | 7 |
| replastered and/or repaired | 26 |
| cleansed and redecorated | 52 |
| Wash basins, baths renewed | 2 |
| Water Supply pipes renewed | 3 |
| Hot water supply system | 2 |
| W.C. pans renewed | 4 |
| pan joints renewed | 4 |
| seats repaired, renewed or provided | 3 |
| flushing apparatus repaired or renewed | 5 |
| Windows repaired and/or renewed | 15 |
| Window cills (external) repaired | 4 |
| Miscellaneous items | 13 |
Disinfection
Eighty-five rooms, 2 T.B. Shelters and 218 library books were disinfected.
Five lots of bedding were sterilised and three lots destroyed.
Vermin Control
Persons.
The marked improvement in verminous conditions which occurred
after the second world war continues to be maintained. Little use was made
of the Council's Cleansing Station in Rochester Road where only ten cases
from two families with a total of thirty-three attendances were treated
during the year. They were all for pediculosis and included six schoolchildren.
Premises.
The number of premises treated for vermin and pests is shewn in the
table which follows.
The instances of bug infested dwellings were five
only and these were dealt with without recourse to hydrogen cyanide
fumigation.