London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finchley 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Storage cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 2
Water service pipes repaired 9
Hot water supplies provided 3
Movable sanitary dustbins provided 21
Accumulations of refuse removed 17
Various 28
Drain Testing
Water tests applied 66
Smoke tests applied 43
Air tests applied 2
Disinfection and Disinfestation
In addition to the inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors, the Disinfectors
carried out the following visits:—
Disinfection — 71
Disinfestation 184
Removal of household rubbish, etc. 15
Summary of work carried out:—
Disinfection:
Rooms 18
Articles 705
Disinfestation:
Rooms 34
Articles 43
Premises
Bugs 2
Fleas 2
Cockroaches 10
Ants 2
Wasps 70
Bees 9
Crab Lice 1
Moths 1
Spiders 1
The number of verminous rooms dealt with was 8, compared with 44 in 1961.
In addition to the above, a large number of verminous and dirty articles were destroyed.
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