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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60
Markets—contraventions remedied 2
Schools—sanitary conditions improved 8
„ urinals and W.C's. cleansed or repaired
7
„ additional W.C's. or urinals provided
5
Noise nuisances abated 2
Effluvia nuisances abated 1
Water tanks covered .1
(c) Eradication of bed bugs:—
(i) Number of Council houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently
disinfested 19
(ii) Number of other houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently
disinfested 25
(i) by hydrogen cyanide -
(ii) by sulphur -
(iii) by liquid insecticides 25
Other vermin eradicated 26
Verminous articles destroyed 4
(d) Meat and other Food Premises:—
Meat shops, stalls, etc.—premises cleansed 53
„ „ „ „ other contraventions
remedied 18
Dairies—cleansed and limewashed 9
„ premises repaired 3
„ other contraventions remedied 2
Bakehouses cleansed and limewashed 28
„ sanitary conditions improved 7
„ other contraventions remedied 6
Ice cream premises cleansed and limewashed 23
„ „ „ sanitary conditions improved
5
Fried fish shops cleansed and limewashed 12
„ „ „ sanitary conditions improved 5
„ „ „ other contraventions remedied 5
Fishmongers, etc., contraventions remedied 41
Grocers, etc., contraventions remedied 59
Greengrocers, etc., contraventions remedied 37
Restaurants, Cafes, etc., contraventions
remedied 71
Street hawkers, contraventions remedied 5
Other food premises, contraventions remedied 1
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