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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
Fulham 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Nature of complaint | Action taken (if any) | |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | Noise due to taxi drivers talking and washing down cars in the early hours. | Co-operation by garage proprietor. Washing down, etc., started much later in the momines. |
| 15 | Noise due to making of bird-cages in yard shed of private house, often late at night. | Case dealt with by owner's agent-practice stopped. |
| 16 | Noise due to paint spraying in cinema throughout the night. | Apparatus taken inside building and normal exhaust ventilation brought into use. Nuisance abated. |
DISINFECTION, DISINFESTATION AND LAUNDRY SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936
The following details relate to the services provided by the Disinfecting Superintendent and his staff during 1962:—
| Number of rooms disinfested | 380 |
| Number of rooms disinfected after Infectious Disease | 26 |
| Number of motor vehicles disinfected after Infectious Disease | 2 |
| Number of wards and rooms disinfected in Maternity Hospital | 15 |
| Number of articles stoved | 3,710 |
| Laundry carried out for the Refuse Destructor staff:- | |
| Bath towels | 538 |
| Roller towels | 50 |
| Dust Coats | 32 |
| The disinfecting staff have also dealt with infestation from cockroaches, beetles, ants, silver fish, moths, wasps, .etc. | |
| List of verminous and/or stained articles destroyed during 1962:- | |
| Bedsteads and Bedsprings | 2 |
| Mattresses | 19 |
| Beds | 4 |
| Bolsters | 2 |
| Pillows | 13 |
| Eiderdowns | 3 |
| Blankets | 10 |
| Sheets | 5 |
| Cushions | 1 |
| Chest | 1 |
| Weighing Scales | 1 |
| Clothing | 30 |