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

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Wembley 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Passages and staircases redecorated 48
Staircases repaired 31
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 64
Cooking stoves repaired or renewed 4
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 54
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 44
Food stores provided or improved 6
Dustbins provided or renewed 96
Water supply improved or reinstated 50
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed 19
W.C. pans cleansed 13
W.C. pans repaired or renewed 54
W.C. structures repaired or renewed 7
W.C. lighting and ventilation improved 13
W.C. flush pipe joints repaired 34
Additional W.C.'s provided 3
(b) General Environmental Public Health:—
Drains cleansed from obstruction 1,045
Drains repaired or renewed 110
New drains provided 38
New inspection chambers provided 46
Inspection chambers repaired 73
Soil pipes and vent. shafts repaired 39
W.C.'s repaired 30
W.C.'s cleansed 15
Cesspools emptied or repaired -
Urinals and latrines—cleansed or emptied 18
Stables, manure pits—cleansed 3
Piggeries cleansed or limewashed —
Pigsties repaired —
Animal nuisances abated 14
Offensive accumulations removed 102
Ditches and streams—cleansed 26
„ „ „ —pollution remedied 16
Smoke nuisances abated 72
Improvements in boiler plant or fuel effected 36
Cinemas, Dance Halls, etc.— contraventions
remedied 20
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