Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Food premises:
Bakehouses 59
Bakers and confectioners 89
Butchers 188
Canteens 57
Canteens—School 59
Chemists 54
Cinema 4
Confectioners (sweets only) 132
Fishmongers 88
General Stores 70
Greengrocers and fruiterers187
Grocers 347
Licensed premises with catering facilities 11
Licensed premises without catering facilities 33
Milk Storage Depots 23
Ice Cream Vehicles 12
Restaurants and cafes 140
Stalls, food 127
Tea packer 1
Vehicles, food 23 1,704
Hairdressers 81
House drains tested 101
Housing Act 378
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act 29
Housing Enquiries 184
Housing Land Charges 1,063
Infectious Disease Premises 33
Insect Pests 152
Merchandise Marks Act 196
Offices 20
Outworkers premises 86
Pet Animals Act 34
Piggeries 109
Premises re cesspools 25
Public Health Act (Houses) 3,266
Public Health Act re-inspections 2,746
Rag Flock & Other Filling Materials Act20
Rent Act 41
Rodents 452
Schools 65
Shops 1,200
Smoke observations 312
Tents, Vans, Sheds27
Urinals 88
Water Sampling 17
14,175
Three hundred and nineteen informal notices were served concerning
the following matters:—
Accumulations and deposits 16
Animals so kept 1
Burst pipes 1
Drainage defects 83
Dustbins 25
Factories Act 4
Food and Drugs Act (incl. Food Byelaws) 38
Food contaminated 10
General defective conditions 100
Miscellaneous 5
Overcrowding 7
Pet Animals Act1
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