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 Willesden]
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TABLE No. 4.
DISINFECTION | ||||||
Rooms fumigated by Council's employees | 365 | |||||
Rooms stripped and cleansed | 58 | |||||
Cost of articles disinfected or destroyed | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
118 | 1 | 257 | 12 | 1 | ||
Cost of disinfecting rooms | 139 | 0 | ||||
DUST | ||||||
Dust-bins repaired | 96 | |||||
New bins provided | 56 | |||||
Moveable receptacles substituted for fixed | 45 | |||||
Periodical frequency of dust removal | House to house weekly. | |||||
Number of complaints of non-removal received | 134 | |||||
DAMPNESS:— | ||||||
Roofs repaired, &c. | 47 | |||||
Guttering and rain pipes repaired, &c. | 72 | |||||
Gardens, areas, &c., levelled and drained | 176 | |||||
Yards paved and drained | ||||||
Surface adjoining houses paved | ||||||
Dry areas provided | 3 | |||||
Ventilation below floors provided | 5 | |||||
SUNDRY NUISANCES ABATED | ||||||
Overcrowding | 28 | |||||
Smoke | 5 | |||||
Accumulation of refuse | 97 | |||||
Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water | 26 | |||||
„ pigs and other animals | 18 |
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
Willlesden, 1897.
D. S. SKINNER,
Medical Officer of Health.