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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Number on register 31/12/1945 | 161 | ||
| Number of visits during year | 110 | ||
Disinfection of Premises and Articles.
Disinfections for:—
Infectious diseases 311
Cancer 18
Vermin (routine protection from) 24
Miscellaneous 100
Articles disinfected or destroyed :—
Disinfected. Destroyed.
Bedding and bedclothing 2,193 23
Wearing apparel 18 —
Carpets, rugs, cushions 87 2
Others 21 —
Towels and Gowns from Wembley
Hospital re Scabies Scheme 50 lots
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 (1st February, 1945—29th
January, 1946).
(1) Number of premises visited 1,000
(2) Number of visits made iby Sanitary Inspectors
321
(3) Number of visits made by Rodent Control
Assistants 4,903
(4) Number of premises found to be infested 548
(5) Number of premises which have received treatment
by Rodent Control Assistants 238
(6) Number of premises which have received
treatment privately 196
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| Number on the register — 279. | ||
| Defects. | Found. | Remedied. |
| Want of cleanliness | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation:— | ||
| Insufficient, unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 |
| Not separate sexes | 1 | 1 |
| Obnoxious effluvia | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 4 |