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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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Food contaminated 8
General defective conditions 105
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act 4
Miscellaneous 10
Overcrowding 3
Rodents 7
Shops Act 32
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Table: Eighteen formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts:—

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

Public Health Act, 1936, Section 24-
„ „ „ „ Section 393
„ „ „ „ Section 45—
„ „ „ „ Section 75—
„ „ „ „ Section 791
„ Section 9314
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As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following
work was carried out: —
Accumulations removed 17
Brickwork, repaired and/or repointed 2
Ceilings cleansed 3
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good 3
Cement fillets renewed 1
Chimney brickwork and pots repaired or renewed 3
Damp conditions remedied . 20
Damp course renewed 1
Disinfestations 192
Doors and frames repaired, including locks and
fasteners 4
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed 30 houses
173 ft.
of drain
laid)
Drainage inspection chambers repaired 28
inspection chamber covers renewed 8
stoppers or caps refixed and /or renewed 2
drains tested 24
drains cleared (affecting 938 houses) 267
drains sealed off 2
waste gullies repaired, renewed or provided 7
waste pipes, repaired, renewed or provided 5
cesspools cmbtied 2
Dustbins provided 18
Fences and/or gates repaired or renewed 2
Fireplaces ranges or stoves repaired or renewed 2
Floors renewed or repaired 6
Glazing and putty renewed 3
Paving repaired and/or made level 1
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 25
downpipe, guttering repaired and/or renewed 21
Stirs or steps repaired, renewed or made level 1
Surface water drainage repaired and made to work
properly 6
Walls rendered or rendering repaired 1
replastered and/or repaired 11
cleansed and redecorated 11
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