Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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(d) Other visits and inspections:—
Massage establishments, etc. 67
Certificates lodged by Members of
the Chartered Society of
Physiotherapists 3
New Licences granted 3
Licences renewed 12
Noise nuisances 171
Effluvia nuisances 22
Petroleum stores 311
Miscellaneous 246
Number of verbal notices served 330
Number of verbal notices complied with 266*
Number of written notices served 549
Number of written notices complied with 428*
Number of statutory notices served 53
Number of statutory notices complied with 66*
* Includes a number of notices served in 1945
and completed in 1946.
Nuisances abated and improvements effected:—
(a) Dwelling Houses:—
Roofs repaired 103
External walls and chimney stacks repaired 47
Gutters and spouts repaired or renewed 85
Damp-proof courses provided 15
Dampness remedied 128
Yards paved or repaired 18
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 228
Doors repaired or renewed 37
Windows repaired or renewed 151
Floors repaired or renewed 90
Sub floor vent, provided or improved 24
Rooms cleansed or redecorated 184
Passages and staircases redecorated 21
Staircases repaired 4
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 48
Cooking stoves repaired or renewed 7
Wash coppers repaired or renewed 1
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 47
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 54
Dustbins provided or renewed 186
Water supply improved or reinstated 118
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed 34
W.C. pans cleansed 11
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