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Willesden 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE No. 4.
| DISINFECTION | ||||||
| l!ooms fumigated by Councils' employees | 353 | |||||
| Rooms stripped and cleansed | 97 | |||||
| Cost of articles disinfected | s. | d. | ||||
| or destroyed | 102 | 16 | 0 | £233 | 2s. | 6d. |
| Cost of disinfecting rooms | 130 | 16 | 6 | |||
| DUST:— | ||||||
| Dust-bins repaired - | 127 | |||||
| New bins provided | 62 | |||||
| Moveable receptacles substituted for fixed | 87 | |||||
| Periodical frequency of dust removal - | House to house weekly | |||||
| Number of complaints of non-removal received .... | 140 | |||||
| DAMPNESS:— | ||||||
| Roofs repaired, &c. | 37 | |||||
| Guttering and rain pipes repaired, &c. ' - | 52 | |||||
| Gardens, areas, &c., levelled and drained | 121 | |||||
| Yards paved and drained | ||||||
| Surface adjoining houses paved - | ||||||
| Dry areas provided | 7 | |||||
| Ventilation below floors provided | 9 | |||||
| SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED | ||||||
| Overcrowding | 41 | |||||
| Smoke | 15 | |||||
| Accumulation of refuse - | 112 | |||||
| Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water | 37 | |||||
| „ pigs and other animals | 21 | |||||
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
D. S. SKINNER,
Willesden, 1896. Medical Officer of Health.