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
Wembley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| verbal | 488 | 976 |
| Total number of informal notices served written | 488 | |
| Total number of informal notices complied verbal | 459 | |917 |
| with written | 458 | |
| Total number of Statutory notices served | 21 | |
| Total number of Statutory notices complied with | 15 | |
| 1937 | 1936 | |
| Roofs repaired | 29 | 23 |
| External walls and chimney stacks repaired | 28 | 21 |
| Gutter and spouts repaired or renewed | 20 | 27 |
| Damp-proof courses provided | 3 | — |
| Dampness remedied | 52 | 25 |
| Yards paved or repaired | 21 | 12 |
| Internal walls and ceilings repaired | 45 | 43 |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 7 | 1 |
| Windows repaired or renewed | 37 | 30 |
| Floors repaired or renewed | 27 | 6 |
| Sub floor vent, provided or improved | 5 | 2 |
| Rooms cleansed or redecorated | 137 | 139 |
| Passages and staircases redecorated | 15 | 19 |
| Staircases repaired | 4 | — |
| Fireplaces repaired or renewed | 23 | | 20 |
| Cooking stoves repaired or renewed | 11 | |
| Wash Coppers repaired or renewed | 3 | 2 |
| Sinks and wash basins provided or renewed | 13 | 13 |
| Waste pipes repaired or renewed | 27 | 21 |
| Food stores provided or improved | 1 | 1 |
| Dust bins provided or renewed | 249 | 343 |
| Water supply improved or reinstated | 22 | 13 |
| W.C’s. cleansed or repaired | 64 | 59 |
| Additional W.C’s. provided | 2 | — |
| Miscellaneous | 23 | 101 |
| Verminous Premises disinfested (Bugs) | 71 | 59 |
| „ „ „ (Other vermin) | 27 | |
| Overcrowding abated | 76 | 2 |
| Drains cleansed from obstruction | 482 | 495 |
| Drains repaired or renewed | 64 | 37 |
| New drains provided | 31 | 3 |
| New inspection chambers provided | 15 | |
| Inspection chambers repaired | 15 | 34 |