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Fulham 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

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Nature of complaintAction 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.
15Noise 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.
16Noise 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 disinfested380
Number of rooms disinfected after Infectious Disease26
Number of motor vehicles disinfected after Infectious Disease2
Number of wards and rooms disinfected in Maternity Hospital15
Number of articles stoved3,710
Laundry carried out for the Refuse Destructor staff:-
Bath towels538
Roller towels50
Dust Coats32
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 Bedsprings2
Mattresses19
Beds4
Bolsters2
Pillows13
Eiderdowns3
Blankets10
Sheets5
Cushions1
Chest1
Weighing Scales1
Clothing30