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

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Wembley 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Passages and staircases redecorated 12
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 39
Sinks and washbasins provided or renewed 50
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 30
Dustbins provided or renewed 50
Water supply improved or reinstated 44
W.C. walls, etc., cleansed 15
W.C. pans cleansed 11
W.C. pans repaired or renewed 32
W.C. structures repaired or renewed 4
W.C. lighting and ventilation improved 1
W.C. flush pipe joints repaired 16
Additional W.C.'s provided 2
(b) General Environmental Public Health:—
Drains cleansed from obstruction 1,169
Drains repaired or renewed 68
New drains provided 21
New inspection chambers provided 13
Inspection chambers repaired 53
Soil pipes and vent. shafts repaired 20
W.C.'s repaired 25
W.C.'s cleansed 18
Cesspools emptied or repaired —
Urinals and latrines—cleansed or emptied 15
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Stables, manure pits—cleansed 5
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Animal nuisances abated 15
Offensive accumulations removed 86
Ditches and streams—cleansed 8
„ „ „ —pollution remedied 12
Smoke nuisances abated 49
Improvements in boiler plant or fuel effected 18
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