London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wembley 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Restaurants, cafes, etc. (number on register at end of Year 98) | 226 | |
| Street vendors, hawkers, etc. (number on register at end of year 53) | 28 | |
| Other food premises | 239 | |
| Water supply—visits | 51 | |
| „ „ —samples taken | 7 | |
| (d) Other visits and inspections:— | ||
| Massage establishments, etc. | 17 | |
| Certificates lodged by Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy | 4 | |
| New Licences granted | 2 | |
| Licences renewed | 13 | |
| Noise nuisances | 290 | |
| Dust nuisances | 17 | |
| Effluvia nuisances | 238 | |
| Petroleum stores | 373 | |
| Miscellaneous | 453 | |
| Number of written notices served | 178 | |
| Number of statutory notices served | 35 | |
| (a) Dwelling Houses:— | ||
| Roofs repaired | 125 | |
| External walls and chimney stacks repaired | 65 | |
| Gutters and spouts repaired or renewed | 107 | |
| Damp-proof courses provided | 8 | |
| Dampness remedied | 193 | |
| Yards paved or repaired | 24 | |
| Internal walls and ceilings repaired | 82 | |
| Doors repaired or renewed | 25 | |
| Windows repaired or renewed | 75 | |
| Floors repaired or renewed | 48 | |
| Sub floor vent. provided or improved | 27 | |
| Rooms cleansed or redecorated | 64 | |