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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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| inspection chamber covers renewed | 18 |
| drains tested | 12 |
| drains cleared (affecting 1,054 houses) | 436 |
| waste gullies repaired, renewed or provided | 5 |
| waste pipes, repaired, renewed or provided | 5 |
| cesspools emptied | 1 |
| drains sealed off | 53 |
| Surface water drainage repaired | 4 |
| Dustbins provided | 7 |
| Fireplaces ranges or stoves repaired or renewed | 5 |
| Floors renewed or replaced | 3 |
| Glazing and putty renewed | 1 |
| Paving repaired | 2 |
| Roofs repaired and made weatherproof | 16 |
| downpipe, guttering, repaired and/or renewed | 23 |
| Walls rendered or rendering repaired | 2 |
| replastered and/or repaired | 4 |
| cleansed and redecorated | 2 |
| Wash basin and baths renewed | 2 |
| Water supply renewals or repairs | 10 |
| W.C. pans and seats repaired, renewed or provided | 8 |
| flushing apparatus repaired or renewed | 8 |
| Windows repaired and/or renewed | 12 |
Disinfection
Sixty-seven rooms and 530 library books were disinfected. One lot of
bedding was destroyed.
Vermin Control
Persons
During the second World War the Council adapted part of the Municipal
Institute in Rochester Road as a cleansing station to deal with
persons and their personal clothing who had become verminous, particularly
as a result of infestation with scabies. With the return of better conditions
following the cessation of hostilities, the number of cases requiring to be
dealt with at the cleansing station rapidly declined and in recent years it
has only been used infrequently. With more effective insecticides, it is now
possible to deal with the cases of minor infestation at home.
Eight persons attended the cleansing station in 1963, all for the
treatment of scabies. Three of these were school children.
Premises
During the year ninety-four premises were treated for the destruction of vermin and insect pests as follows:—
| Property Treated by C.U.D.C. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | C.U.D.C. Property | Privately Owned Property | Property Treated by Owners or Occupiers | Total |
| Ants | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Bugs | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Fleas | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Flies | 1 | - | — | 1 |
| Insects | 1 | 2 | -_ | 3 |
| Wasps | 3 | 81 | — | 84 |
| 9 | 85 | - | 94 | |