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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
Wembley 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
| Visits to Dairies | 78 |
| „ „ Cowsheds | 43 |
| „ „ Foodshops | 276 |
| „ „ Slaughterhouses | 72 |
| „ „ Bakehouses | 23 |
| .. Piggeries | 46 |
| „ „ Laundries | 3 |
| „ Factories and Workshops | 42 |
| „ „ Urinals | 48 |
| „ „ Ditches | 27 |
| „ „ Occupied Vans | 3 |
| „ „ House Refuse Shoots | 13 |
| „ „ Schools | 28 |
| Inspection under Housing and T.P. Acts | 30 |
| Re-inspections under Housing and T.P. Acts | 38 |
| House drains inspected | 599 |
| Other inspections | 878 |
| Inspections on complaint | 60 |
| Visits to cases of infectious disease | 196 |
| 2503 |
SANITARY WORK EXECUTED.
| Eaves gutters, repaired or renewed | 26 |
| Dampness remedied | 20 |
| Damp-proof course inserted | 5 |
| Yards paved | 12 |
| Ventilation provided under floors | 12 |
| Walls and ceilings cleansed and limewashed | 39 |
| Windows made to open | 3 |
| Sash cords renewed | 12 |
| W.C.'s repaired or regulated | 56 |
| Water laid on to W.C. cisterns | 5 |
| Drains inspected | 599 |
| Drains tested | 37 |
| Drains relaid or repaired | 24 |
| Drains unstopped or cleansed | 48 |
| Vent pipes repaired or renewed | 9 |
| Manhole covers repaired or renewed | 13 |
| Cesspools cleansed | 8 |
| Dirty houses cleansed | 29 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 21 |
| Dustbins supplied | 144 |