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

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Wembley 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 94
Cooking stoves repaired or renewed 15
Wash coppers repaired or renewed 5
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 33
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 55
Food stores, provided or improved 4
Dustbins provided or renewed 129
Water supply improved or reinstated 59
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed 19
W.C. pans cleansed 3
W.C. pans repaired or renewed 53
W.C. structures repaired or renewed 13
W.C. lighting and ventilation improved 2
W.C. flush pipe joints repaired 22
External pointing 13
Hot water tanks repaired 2
(b) General Environmental Public Health:—
Drains cleansed from obstruction 864
Drains repaired or renewed 73
New drains provided 30
New inspection chambers provided 37
Inspection chambers repaired 50
Soil pipes and vent. shafts repaired 10
W.C's repaired 22
W.C's. cleansed 28
Cesspool emptied, etc. 2
Urinals and latrines cleansed or emptied 5
„ „ „ additional ones provided 5
Stables, manure pits, cleansed 9
„ „ „ repaired or renewed 2
Piggeries cleansed or limewashed 8
Pigsties repaired 1
Animals nuisances abated 10
Offensive accumulations removed 42
Ditches and streams cleansed 5
„ „ „ pollution remedied 3
Yards cleansed or repaired 40
Tents, vans and sheds—removed 22
Smoke nuisances abated 4
Improvements in boiler plant or fuel effected 7
Cinemas, Dance Halls, etc.—contraventions
remedied 6
Hairdressers—contraventions remedied 9
Schools—sanitary conditions improved 3
Noise nuisances abated 4
Effluvia nuisances abated 2
School shelters closed 2
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