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. 44
Certificates lodged by Members of
the Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy 2
New Licences granted 3
Licences renewed 18
Noise nuisances 400
Dust nuisances 27
Effluvia nuisances 95
Petroleum stores 466
Miscellaneous 480
Number of verbal notices served 405
Number of verbal notices complied with 363
Number of written notices served 516
Number of written notices complied with 524
Number of statutory notices served 64
Number of statutory notices complied with 35
Nuisances abated and improvements effected.
(a) Dwelling Houses:—
Roofs repaired 318
External walls and chimney stacks repaired 92
Gutters and spouts repaired or renewed 228
Damp-proof courses provided 13
Dampness remedied 272
Yards paved or repaired 59
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 236
Doors repaired or renewed 86
Windows repaired or renewed 165
Floors repaired or renewed 101
Sub floor vent. provided or improved 32
Rooms cleansed or redecorated 248
Passages and staircases redecorated 61
Staircases repaired 47
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 113
Cooking stoves repaired or renewed 8
Wash coppers repaired or renewed 3
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 57
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 132
Food stores provided or improved 13
Dustbins provided or renewed 101
Water supply improved or reinstated 132
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed 22
W.C. pans cleansed 41
W.C. pans repaired or renewed 84
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