London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Fulham 1964

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

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Nature of ComplaintAction taken (if any)
8 Noisy handling of delivery at engineering works on a Sunday morning.Sunday delivery exceptional. Not since repeated.
9 Night boises from paint spraying.Management acceded to request to provide sound insulation to noisy compressor.
10. Night noises from refrigerator in foodshop; bedroom of complainant immediately above shop.Management acceded to request to provide better sound insulation.
11. General noises from large engineering works.Appreciable reduction of noise following approach to management.
12 Noisy refrigerator vans in yard of food premises.Correspondence with management resulted in resiting more remote from nearest residences.
13 Noisy fan in restaurant.New system installed on request resulting in complete abatement of nuisance.
14 Noisy fan in restaurant.Management on request called in consultants. Nuisance not yet abated.

DISINFECTION, DISINFESTATION AND LAUNDRY SERVICES

Number of rooms disinfested281
Number of rooms disinfected after Infectious Disease26
Number of wards and rooms disinfected in Maternity Hospital25
Number of articles stoved3,127
Laundry carried out for the Refuse Destructor Staff:-
Bath towels440
Roller towels72
Dust Coats34
Boiler Suits6

List of verminous and/or stained articles destroyed during 1964:-

Bedsteads and Bedsprings24
Mattresses36
Bolsters10
Pillows15
Blankets12
Sheets10
Clothing54
Miscellaneous furniture14