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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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: Investigations were made with regard to 1,208 complaints as follows:—

Investigations were made with regard to 1,208 complaints as follows:—

Accumulations31
Animals so kept2
Burst pipes7
Clean Air Act—Contraventions18
Dampness10
Drainage defects23
Drains obstructed491
Dustbins11
Food contaminated14
Food unsound43
General defective conditions43
Insects and Pests126
Litter Act—Contraventions1
Miscellaneous26
Noise Act3
Obnoxious affluvia48
Overcrowding3
Refuse collection13
Rivers1
Rodents254
Roofs defective17
Sewer obstructions5
Shops Act—Contraventions2
Sink Waste pipes2
Verminous premises4
Water supply10
1,208

Table: Eleven thousand two hundred and forty-nine visits of inspection and re-inspection were made for the purposes set out below:—

Eleven thousand two hundred and forty-nine visits of inspection and re-inspection were made for the purposes set out below:—

Clean Air Act1,216
Consumer, Protection Act, 19611
Employment Agencies1
Factories (Mechanical Power) (incl. Laundries 14)185
Factories (Non-Mechanical Power)24
Factories (Building Sites)28
Food and Drugs (incl. Food Byelaws)954
Food Poisoning Enquiries5
Food premises :
Bakehouses50
Bakers and confectioners75
Butchers171
Canteens17
Canteens—Schools23
Chemists43
Confectioners (sweets only)128
Fishmongers83
General Stores79
Greengrocers and fruiterers163
Grocers288
Licensed premises with catering facilities55
Licensed premises without catering facilities30
Milk storage depots16
Ice cream Factorie2
Ice cream Vehicles11
Restaurants and cafes122
Stalls, food109
Tea packer5
Vehicles, food20
_1,490
Hairdressers42
House drains tested36
Housing Act315
Housing Land Charges1,190