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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 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: continued from previous oage

continued from previous oage

Factories Act4
Food and Drugs Act (incl. Food Byelaws)83
Food contaminated9
General defective conditions68
Housing Act2
Licensing Act1
Merchandise Marks Act1
Miscellaneous5
Noise Act2
Overcrowding2
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act8
Shops Act99
Verminous premises4
Water supply1
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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 395
„ „ Section 452
„ „ „ „ Section 9310
Factories Act, 19611
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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 removed10
Ceilings cleansed4
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good4
Chimney flues repaired1
Damp conditions remedied8
Disinfestations97
Doors and frames repaired, including locks and fasteners2
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed6 houses (70 ft. of drain laid)
Drainage inspection chambers repaired20
inspection chamber covers renewed8
drains tested25
drains cleared (affecting 706 houses)... 278
waste gullies repaired, renewed or provided3
waste pipes, repaired, renewed or provided3
cesspools emptied1
Dustbins provided11
Fireplaces ranges or stoves repaired or renewed3
Floors renewed or repaired6
Glazing and putty renewed1
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof9
downpipe, guttering, repaired and/or renewed16
Walls rendered or rendering repaired1
replastered and/or repaired3
cleansed and redecorated3
Water supply renewals or repairs2
W.C. pans and seats repaired, renewed or provided2
flushing apparatus repaired or renewed2
Windows repaired and/or renewed15

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Disinfection
Fifty-two rooms, 2 shelters and 457 library books were disinfected.
One lot of bedding was sterilized and three lots destroyed.
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