London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wembley 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 47
Cooking stoves repaired or renewed 5
Wash coppers repaired or renewed 1
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 30
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 35
Food stores; provided or improved 2
Dustbins provided or renewed 206
Water supply improved or reinstated 145
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed 25
W.C. pans cleansed 6
W.C. pans repaired or renewed 76
W.C. structure repaired or renewed 14
W.C. flush pipe joints repaired 34
Additional W.C. s. provided 3
Oversite cleared of rubbish 1
(b) General Environmental Public Health:—
Drains cleansed from obstruction 986
Drains repaired or renewed 121
New drains provided 29
New inspection chambers provided 23
Inspection chambers repaired 66
Soil pipes and vent. shafts repaired 34
W.C.s. repaired 5
W.C.s. cleansed 8
Urinals and latrines cleansed or emptied 10
„ „ „ additional ones provided 9
Stables, manure pits, cleansed 10
„ „ „ repaired or renewed 1
Piggeries cleansed or limewashed 1
Animals nuisances abated 4
Offensive accumulations removed 42
Ditches and streams cleansed 4
„ „ „ pollution remedied 2
Yards cleansed or repaired 48
Tents, vans and sheds—nuisances abated 7
Smoke nuisances abated 5
Improvements in boiler plant or fuel effected 6
Cinemas, Dance Halls, etc.—contraventions
remedied 4
Hairdressers—contraventions- remedied 4
Schools—sanitary conditions improved 3
„ urinals and W.C.s cleansed or repaired
1
„ additional W.C.s. urinals provided
1
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