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

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Wembley 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Markets—contraventions remedied 7
Noise nuisances abated 22
Dust nuisances abated 1
Effluvia nuisances abated 5
Petroleum—contraventions remedied 3
(c) Eradication of bed bugs:—
(i) Number of Council houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently
infested 12
(ii) Number of other houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently
infested 22
(i) by hydrogen cyanide —
(ii) by liquid insecticides 22
Other vermin eradicated (not including rats and
mice) 19
Verminous articles destroyed —
(d) Meat and other Food Premises:—
Meat shops, stalls, etc.— premises cleansed 76
„ „ „ „ —other contraventions
remedied 10
Dairies—cleansed and distempered or painted 5
„ —premises repaired 4
„ —other contraventions remedied 3
Bakehouses — cleansed and distempered or
painted 25
„ —sanitary conditions improved 4
„ —other contraventions remedied 3
Ice cream premises—cleansed and distempered
or painted 4
„ „ „ —sanitary conditions
improved 1
Fried fish shops—cleansed and distempered or
painted 14
„ „ „ —sanitary conditions improved 4
„ „ „ —other contraventions remedied 6
Fishmongers, etc., contraventions remedied 20
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