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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Insect Pests | 282 |
Licensing Act | 22 |
Merchandise Marks Act | 108 |
Noise | 24 |
Offices | 4 |
Outworkers Premises | 80 |
Pet Animals Act | 4 |
Piggeries | 22 |
Premises re cesspools | 1 |
Public Health Act (Houses) | 2,092 |
Public Health Act re-inspections | 1,772 |
Rent Act | 14 |
Rodents | 434 |
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act | 1 |
Schools | 14 |
Shops | 766 |
Urinals | 41 |
Water Sampling | 24 11,249 |
Three hundred and eighty-five informal notices were served concerning the following matters:—
Accumulations and deposits | 39 |
Clean Air Act | 6 |
Drainage Defects | 77 |
Dustbins | 8 |
Factories Act | 8 |
Food and Drugs Act (incl. Food Byelaws) | 89 |
Food contaminated | 4 |
General defective conditions | 85 |
Housing Act | 8 |
Licensing Act | 1 |
Miscellaneous | 4 |
Noise Act | 1 |
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act | 6 |
Shops Act | 40 |
Water supply | 9 |
385 |
Thirty-one formal notices were served by authority of the Council under the following Acts:—
Public Health Act, 1936 Section 24 | 9 |
„ „ Section 39 | 10 |
„ „ „ „ Section 45 | 4 |
„ Section 93 | 8 |
31 |
As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following work was carried out:—
Accumulations removed | 21 |
Ceilings cleansed | 2 |
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good | 2 |
Chimney Flues repaired | 1 |
Damp conditions remedied | 13 |
Disinfestations | 94 |
Doors and frames repaired, including locks and fasteners | 7 |
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed | 14 houses (55ft. of drain laid) |