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Wembley 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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W.C. structures repaired or renewed 24
W.C. lighting and ventilation improved 11
W.C. flush pipe joints repaired 104
Additional W.C's provided 3
Water tanks repaired or covered 1
W.C. cisterns repaired 15
(b) General Environmental Public Health:—
Drains cleansed from obstruction 1,000
Drains repaired or renewed 112
New drains provided 29
New inspection chambers provided 19
Inspection chambers repaired 75
Soil pipes and vent. shafts repaired 25
W.C's repaired 21
W.C's cleansed 53
Cesspools emptied, etc 1
Urinals and latrines cleansed or emptied 25
Stables, manure pits, cleansed 19
„ „ „ repaired or renewed 4
Piggeries cleansed or limewashed 12
Pigsties repaired 1
Animals nuisances abated 26
Offensive accumulations removed 53
Ditches and streams cleansed 15
„ „ „ pollution remedied 5
Yards cleansed or repaired 45
Tents, vans and sheds removed 1
Smoke nuisances abated 11
Improvements in boiler plant or fuel effected 6
Cinemas, Dance Halls, etc.—contraventions
remedied 6
Hairdressers—contraventions remedied 8
Markets—contraventions remedied 13
Schools—sanitary conditions improved 1
„ urinals and W.C's cleansed or repaired
5
Noise nuisances abated 12
Effluvia nuisances abated 10
Petroleum—contraventions remedied 2
(c) Eradication of bed bugs: —
(i) Number of Council houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently
disinfested 10
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