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

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Wembley 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Smoke nuisances abated 25
Improvements in boiler plant or fuel effected 12
Cinemas, Dance Halls, etc. — contraventions
remedied 1
Hairdressers—contraventions remedied 5
Tents, Vans and Sheds—nuisance abated 1
„ „ „ „ —Removed 1
Schools—sanitary conditions improved 1
„ —urinals and W.C's cleansed or repaired 1
Markets—contraventions remedied 2
Noise nuisances abated 11
Dust nuisances abated 7
Effluvia nuisances abated 8
Petroleum—contraventions remedied 12
(c) Eradication of bed bugs:—
(i) Number of Council houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently
infested 5
(ii) Number of other houses:—
Found to be infested and subsequently
infested 14
(i) by hydrogen cyanide —
(ii) by liquid insecticides 14
Other vermin eradicated (not including rats and
mice) 56
Verminous articles destroyed —
(d) Meat and other Food Premises:—
Meat shops, stalls, etc.—premises cleansed 41
„ „ „ „ —other contraventions
remedied 18
Dairies—cleansed and distempered or painted 6
„ —premises repaired 4
„ —other contraventions remedied 3
Bakehouses — cleansed and distempered or
painted 16
„ —sanitary conditions improved 5
„ —other contraventions remedied 2
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